This week in movies you missed: Meet the real-life demonologist Vera Farmiga portrayed in The Conjuring in this documentary about one of the youngest victims of the famous Amityville house (or famous hoax, depending on your perspective).
What You Missed
In 1975, when Daniel Lutz (pictured) was 10, his family moved into a Long Island ocean-front dwelling that they’d purchased at a discount after one of the former inhabitants killed his family of six there. Twenty-eight days later, the Lutzes fled the Amityville house, telling tales of haunting and possession that would spawn a bestselling book, talk-show appearances and a string of cheesy Hollywood films.
This 2012 documentary from Amityville aficionado Eric Walter (who runs this site) is essentially a portrait of Lutz in his late forties. Despite allegations over the years that the “horror” was a hoax, Lutz insists it’s all true, and more horrifying than people realize.
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