Plot

For the first time in 35 years, Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975.

For the first time in 35 years, Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975. George and Kathleen Lutz's story went on to inspire a best-selling novel and the subsequent films have continued to fascinate audiences today. This documentary reveals the horror behind growing up as part of a world famous haunting and while Daniel's facts may be other's fiction, the psychological scars he carries are indisputable. Documentary filmmaker, Eric Walter, has combined years of independent research into the Amityville case along with the perspectives of past investigative reporters and eyewitnesses, giving way to the most personal testimony of the subject to date.—Lost Witness Pictures, LLC

After the American author Jay Anson's novel, The Amityville Horror: A True Story (1977), and New York City director Stuart Rosenberg's equally controversial movie, The Amityville Horror (1979), a seemingly interminable series of sequels and remakes emerged. However, what sparked the interest of a worldwide audience about the Lutzes' plight after they fled from the now-infamous house on 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville? Now, after decades of thick mystery that still shrouds the real story of the Lutz family, the son of George and Kathleen Lutz, Daniel Lutz--who was ten when they moved into the notorious house--decides to break his silence about his experience living in the allegedly haunted mansion. In the end, was it all a genuine case of haunting, or was it an ingenious hoax after all?—Nick Riganas