Amityville: Horror or Hoax

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Amityville: Horror or Hoax

2000

0h 42m

6.0(3 votes)

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Overview

Explores the controversy surrounding the supposed haunting of Amityville's most famous house.

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9 members

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David Ackroyd

Narrator (Voice)

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Arthur Kent

Himself (Host)

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George Lutz

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George Lutz

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Kathy Lutz

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Laura DiDio

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Lorraine Warren

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Ed Warren

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Jay Anson

Himself (archive footage)

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