I did enjoy it, but I think that’s largely due to witnessing all the modern haunted house tropes it begat. The story is certainly fast paced and I felt bad for the kids, but there’s a lot of reasons not to be too sympathetic towards the Lutzes.

Let’s be honest here, the book is at least nearly all fake. The Lutzes themselves said the author made up a lot of details, their lawyer said it was 100% fabricated, and one of the kids said some supernatural stuff happened but it was all due to George Lutz being obsessed by the occult and causing it himself. Plus, there are more than a few inconsistencies. Stuff like, “Something was preventing her from leaving the house… but they needed groceries so she left the house.” Next time you have an upset stomach, MAYBE demons aren’t the most likely cause.