The Amityville Horror

MYS358: What really happened at the infamous house on Ocean Avenue? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli unfold the unsettling tale as they analyze the chilling events behind the Amityville Horror through the lenses of faith and reason. Get a compelling look at one of America’s most talked-about supernatural cases.Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Watch this episode and subscribe on YouTube Help us continue to offer Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today?Links for this episode:* Loyd Auerbach’s book *ESP, Hauntings, and Poltergeists* * *The Amityville Horror* (book) * *The Amityville Horror* (movie) * House Beautiful on the Amityville house * Ronald DeFeo Jr. * 1977 New York Times story * Hans Holzer obituary * Plunkett’s Pest Control on flies in winter * HealthLine.com: “Why Do I Keep Waking Up at 3 a.m.?” * Wikipedia on the Doorway Effect * Troy Taylor’s article: *Amityville: Horror or Hoax?* * Washington Post story: “The Calamityville Horror” * Joe Nickell’s *Skeptical Inquirer* article * 1977 court documents (see links in sidebar) * Find-a-Grave on Ralph Pecoraro * 1992 New York Times story * AmityvilleMurders.com on Lutz vs. Weber * Really disturbing video* Join Jimmy and Dom on pilgrimage in Italy in 2025. Find out more!! * Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore. * Join the conversation at the 

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Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious world is an exploration of the weird, the strange, the unusual, and the fascinating phenomena in the physical world around us—and beyond—from a Catholic perspective. Join Jimmy Akin and his co-host Domenico Bettinelli as they examine ancient mysteries, folk tales, urban legends, and miraculous stories with a methodical, logical, well-reasoned but not entirely skeptical eye. To find episodes no longer available in the regular show feed, get a special link to add to Apple Podcasts at our website.