THE AMITYVILLE HORROR / THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN: Based on True Crime

Filmmakers are often inspired by true events, but THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) and THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (1976) are advertised to be dreadfully close to the gruesome tales they’re based on. What ethical obligation does the storyteller have when adapting real life horror? What justifies the art? And is any of this even moral? 

 

We go deep into the paranormal conspiracy of the Lutz family with The Amityville Horror directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Margot Kidder and James Brolin. Then chat the sensationalized The Town That Dreaded Sundown, directed by Charles B. Pierce, which is based on the tragic Texarkana Moonlight Murders committed by a serial killer. We also touch on the Conjuring favorites Ed and Lorraine Warren in anticipation for the Conjuring 4 releasing this week. 

 

CONTENT WARNING: Abuse. 

 

Up Next: CAM (2018) / PULSE (2001)

 

 

“My Amityville Horror” directed by Eric Walter

https://www.amazon.com/My-Amityville-Horror-Daniel-Lutz/dp/B00BUJ5YHO

 

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Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Cover art by Omri Kadim. Music featured in this episode: Voices in My Head by Quincas Moreira, Haunted by Russ Bugden, and Radiation Storm by White Bat Audio. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.