In 2005, director Andrew Douglas brought a terrifying new version of one of the most infamous haunted-house stories in history to the big screen. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George, The Amityville Horror tells the story of a family who move into their dream home, only to discover that its horrific past may not be finished with them.

But what makes this story so unsettling is what came before the film.

In November 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered six members of his family inside their home in Amityville, Long Island. A year later, George and Kathy Lutz moved into the property with their children, claiming they experienced terrifying paranormal events that forced them to flee after just 28 days.

In this episode of The Room Went Dark, Amalie & Lorraine revisit the 2005 remake, explore its disturbing imagery and supernatural terror, and look beyond the screen at the real-life events that inspired it.

Join the Conversation - Do you believe the Amityville house was haunted, or was it all a hoax?

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Behind the image of a charismatic pastor and his devoted wife was a marriage that, according to those closest to Mica Miller, became increasingly controlling and frightening.

In this episode of The Room Went Dark, Amalie & Lorraine take a deep dive into Netflix's three-part true-crime documentary Death of the Pastor's Wife, which examines the life of Mica Miller, her relationship with pastor John-Paul Miller, and the events leading up to her death in April 2024.

Mica's story raises difficult questions about coercive control, domestic abuse, faith, power and the people who may have seen warning signs before it was too late.

The documentary features previously unseen footage and accounts from Mica's friends and family as it reconstructs the relationship and the events surrounding her death, while also examining the continuing search for answers.

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In this episode of The Room Went Dark, Amalie & Lorraine take a deep dive into Barry Levinson's 1996 crime drama Sleepers, starring Jason Patric, Brad Pitt, Billy Crudup, Ron Eldard, Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman.

Set between the 1960s and 1980s, the story follows four boys from New York's Hell's Kitchen whose lives are changed forever after a prank goes horribly wrong and they are sent to the fictional Wilkinson Home for Boys. Thirteen years later, their past comes back to haunt them when two of the men encounter one of the guards who abused them.

But there's another story hiding behind Sleepers.

The film opens by presenting itself as a true story, yet the authenticity of Carcaterra's original book was questioned almost immediately. Contemporary reporting highlighted disputes over whether the events described had actually happened, making the question of fact versus fiction an important part of the film's history.

Content warning: This episode discusses child abuse, sexual abuse, violence and trauma.

Sleepers isn't simply a story about revenge. It's a story about childhood, friendship, trauma and the consequences of what happens when the people meant to protect children become the source of their suffering.

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