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The Amityville Murders

2018 · 97 min

A grim, creeping retelling that lingers in a house of dread, more sad than scary, and hard to shake.

Overview: On the night of November 13th, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. took a high powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. At his trial, DeFeo claimed that 'voices' in the house commanded him to kill. This is their story.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, eerie and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, madness, death, guilt
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
madness
death
guilt
obsession
Places: suburbs
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild