Murder in Amityville; Amityville II: The Possession [Paperback]

Hans Holzer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1982

PAPERBACK

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books (Mm) (November 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0523420234
• ISBN-13: 978-0523420233
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 3.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #582,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Another sad chapter in the Amityville Hoax history., May 28, 2001

By 

Chadwick H. Saxelid "Bookworm" (Concord, CA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Murder in Amityville; Amityville II: The Possession (Paperback)

To understand how this strange marriage of true crime reporting and paranormal 'research' came about the reader need look no further than the dedication to William Weber. Weber was/is the defense attorney for Ron DeFeo Jr and the key conspirator of the infamous Amityville Hoax. His greasy fingerprints are all over this book, which continues to try and build a bogus case of paranormal activity driving Ron DeFeo to kill his family. Want real facts about these murders? Go to Amityvillemurders.com, it will truly open your eyes to the deceit of the 'haunting' of the house at 112 Ocean Avenue.

The biggest danger sign that I was in for more parapsychology 'fuzzy math' nonsense came in author Holzer's foreward concerning possession. In that essay Holzer gives us two examples of possession, yet concludes with this strange statement..."What I have just mentioned are two classic cases of possession. They are not actual cases, and the names mentioned are ficitious, but I can match these hypothetical cases over and over with real stories from my files." What? Two classic, yet ficitious, cases? And if these so called classic cases are ficitious then it would go without saying that the names would be ficitious as well, would it not? Also Dr. Holzer if these bogus tales match cases from you files 'over and over' why didn't you site those, especially since you are making the sloppy arguement that DeFeo was driven by paranormal forces to kill his family? Even the excessive amount of court documents you use do nothing to back up your arguements, which are so weakly presented as to be laughable. Also your poor research in the bogus 'history' of the house is even more disappointing. All of the so-called paranormal theories have been disproved over time, but people still want to believe in them, so more exploitative trash like this book will be written and sold and read. So much the sadder for those who have truly suffered from the DeFeo murders, namely the DeFeo family. Worth reading as an example of how some heartless souls will exploit a tragedy.

2.0 out of 5 stars Boring!!!!, December 6, 2011

By 

luvurkids - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Murder in Amityville; Amityville II: The Possession (Paperback)

This book is really bad!!! Hans Holzer might have called himself the original "ghost hunter", but he is not a very good author. The book recounts the events leading up to the murder of the Defoe family, the subsequent arrest of the son, his confession, and then the trial and conviction. The title is truly misleading, because the book has nothing to do with possession. Just skip it!! There are so many other great reads about the murders in Amityville, so save your money and buy those!!! Happy Reading!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Woah.....scary!!!!!!!!!!, June 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Murder in Amityville; Amityville II: The Possession (Paperback)

I love how you planned out the whole plot. It was realistic and riviting. Me and my friend are only 11 but we LOVE your book, even the movie suprised us with new horrors! Together we had read the book 8 times! We hope that you would make another thrilling book. From you're hugest fans: Beth and Nicki ps: PLEASE write back, it would mean a whole lot to us