This was an creepy book to me and given the notoriety of the case makes it all the more interesting. The book though was a little drawn out as it not only covered the crime of Ronnie DeFeo it also went through all kinds of crime that Ronnie DeFeo did in his life prior to the murdering of his family. The book also covers the life of the author before she comes into contact with DeFeo, so it made the book longer than it should have been.

The author, Jackie Barrett, being a psychic medium, has dealt with all kinds of entities and paranormal activity. When she starts to interview Ronnie DeFeo by phone to get his story of what happened on 112 Ocean Avenue in Long Island, she starts experiencing demonic manifestations in her home. The demonic entity that possessed Ronnie DeFeo the night that he murdered his family is still with him in prison.

The book goes into detail about how the Amityville Horror was considered a hoax and Ronnie DeFeo explains quite a bit about what happened with the book and the movie. Jackie Barrett delves deep into the mind of Ronnie DeFeo and he tells her everything that happened to him from the time he was young up till after the murder. There is quite a bit of creepy heebie-jeebies feel through most of the book as it goes into detail about the demonic activity.

It makes you wonder that if Ronnie DeFeo was possessed by a demon when he committed the murder of his family, then you would think that the house would contain some of that demonic activity after he killed them making the house haunted. It still is an interesting theory whether it is a hoax or not. Could be possible? Maybe. I am giving the book three stars for keeping me spooked.
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