

Amityville: An Origin Story
2023-04-23 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.5
The story behind the world's most infamous haunted house tale: the Amityville murders. This is the first elevated look at every aspect of this wildly layered story about the heinous murder of a family of six that became eclipsed by paranormal controversy.
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