Maniac Remake Director Haunting Amityville

A director is in talks for the latest Amityville film, Amityville (formerly known as The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes), and it’s a great one! Look for Amityville to be in theatres on January 2, 2015.

Bloody Disgusting is reporting that Maniac remake director Franck Khalfoun is in talks to direct.

Amityville showcases the events after the time of the original The Amityville Horror book and movie through found footage dating back to 1976.

Synopsis:
An ambitious female television news intern, on the verge of breaking the most famous haunted house case in the world, leads a team of journalists, clergymen, and paranormal researchers into an investigation of the bizarre events that will come to be known as The Amityville Horror… only to unwittingly open a door to the unreal that she may never be able to close.

Amityville is being produced by Jason Blum, Casey La Scala, and Daniel Farrands. Bob and Harvey Weinstein are executive producers.