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Famously Haunted: Amityville

Famously Haunted: Amityville

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Famously Haunted: Amityville

2021

1h 24m

4.1(6 votes)

Horror

Documentary

Overview

A Tubi original documentary that delves deeply into one of the most famous and exploited hauntings in the United States.

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10 members

Writing

Beverly Banks

Kathy Lutz

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Acting

Wanda Cazabaun

Ethel Myers

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Rip Elliot

Photographer

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Jim Haniacek

Cameraman

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Larry Lemanski

Ronnie DeFeo Sr.

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Haley Manka

Dawn DeFeo

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Emerson Massaro

Missy

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Tyler Mercereau

George Lutz

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Dan Nachtrab

Narrator

Dan Nachtrab

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Bryan D. Ouellette

Self

Bryan D. Ouellette

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