Amityville Horror 2

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Summary: Amityville II: The Possession
Review: Amityville II: The Possession explains in detail the tragedy of the DeFeo Murders. The author caught and kept my eye by using real facts, court transcripts and actual research about the events. He also has a background in psychology which helps him understand and explain what happened. I would recommend the first half of the book. From that point, it talks about the weird happenings of the Lutz family. Instead of the author speaking, it jumps to another woman explaining what she thinks. The book lost my interest then. Even though the book lost the excitment towards the middle of the story, it was still worth reading if you are interested in this type of happenings.

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Summary: Amityville II: The Possession
Review: Amityville II: The Possession explains in detail the tragedy of the DeFeo Murders. The author caught and kept my eye by using real facts, court transcripts and actual research about the events. He also has a background in psychology which helps him understand and explain what happened. I would recommend the first half of the book. From that point, it talks about the weird happenings of the Lutz family. Instead of the author speaking, it jumps to another woman explaining what she thinks. The book lost my interest then. Even though the book lost the excitment towards the middle of the story, it was still worth reading if you are interested in this type of happenings.

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Summary: An unconvincing and mediocre ghost story.
Review: The on going tale of the phony horrors the Lutz family suffered at the hands of a 'demonic force' lacks any feeling of credibility. It's just one melodramatic 'evil event' after another. The most ludicrous sequence being a moment where Father Mancuso does spiritual battle with a satanist in a San Francisco head shop (a scene that reads like something cribbed from a Graham Masterton novel). Only passing references are made to the creation of the first bestselling book, the hit movie adaptation, and, in the most revealing moment of the novel, aiding Ronald DeFeo's defense attorney with the story of their unfortunate experiences (for which all this nonsense was created in the first place, to give the insanity plea supernatural credence - it failed). Of interest only to those brave souls wanting to examine how low some people will go to exploit tragic events to make money. Not recommended AT ALL!

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Summary: An unconvincing and mediocre ghost story.
Review: The on going tale of the phony horrors the Lutz family suffered at the hands of a 'demonic force' lacks any feeling of credibility. It's just one melodramatic 'evil event' after another. The most ludicrous sequence being a moment where Father Mancuso does spiritual battle with a satanist in a San Francisco head shop (a scene that reads like something cribbed from a Graham Masterton novel). Only passing references are made to the creation of the first bestselling book, the hit movie adaptation, and, in the most revealing moment of the novel, aiding Ronald DeFeo's defense attorney with the story of their unfortunate experiences (for which all this nonsense was created in the first place, to give the insanity plea supernatural credence - it failed). Of interest only to those brave souls wanting to examine how low some people will go to exploit tragic events to make money. Not recommended AT ALL!

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Summary: A disappointing follow-up
Review: Unlike the first book (which was supposed to be inspired by true events), this book is a complete work of fiction. Inexplicably, the names of the Lutz family children are changed to the names used in the film, as the Long Island Evil follows them to California. Completely ludicrous, and poorly written, this book is a waste of money! Avoid at all costs.

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Summary: NOT AS GOOD AS THE FIRST,BUT STILL VERY GOOD!
Review: WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS HOW SOME REVIEWS I HAVE READ,PEOPLE PUT THIS BOOK DOWN AND DEPLICTS THE WRONG INFORMATION ON ITS STORY. HERE IS WHAT IT IS ABOUT! IT IS NOT ALL ABOUT THE LUTZES HAUNTED ATTACKS. YES THERE IS ENOUGH HERE TO PLEASE YOU. BUT MORE ABOUT THE AFTERMATH TO THE STORY OF THEY'RE UNBILIEVABLE 28 DAYS IN 112 OCEAN AVE. THIS BOOK COVERS WHY GEORGE SOLD THE FAMILY BUISNES,HOW THE ATTACKS CONTINUED,WHY THEY MOVED AROUND SO MUCH,ALL THE HOWS AND WHYS CONCERNING THE BOOK BEING WRITTEN.HOW THEY FELT ABOUT THE NEGATIVE PRESS SURROUNDING THEM,THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF THEM TRYING TO ENSURE PEOPLE THE STORY IS TRUE! SO IT ABOUT HOW THEY HAVE HANDLED EVRYTHING AFTER THEY FLED 112 OCEAN AVE. TO CLEARIFY THEY'RE STORY BETTER! WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO DETERMIN IF THE STORY IS TRUE OR NOT, WE WE WERE NOT THERE. BESIDE IT DOES MAKE A GREAT HORROR STORY ANYHOW!