The Amityville Horror (2005 film)

The Amityville Horror is a 2005 American horror film directed by Andrew Douglas and written by Scott Kosar. It is a remake of the 1979 film of the same name which itself was based on the novel of the same name by Jay Anson, which documents the alleged experiences of the Lutz family after they moved into a house on Long Island which had been the scene of a mass murder committed by Ronald DeFeo, Jr., who murdered six members of his family there in 1974.

Lisa tells Billy about the murders that took place in their house. When she goes to Chelseas room, Chelsea tells her that she is a bad babysitter, and claims that Jodie told her so. Lisa begins to scold Jodie for being the reason behind her getting fired. Then Billy dares Lisa to go inside the closet the same closet where Jodie was murdered, and she gets locked inside. After a few seconds she encounters Jodie herself, and frantically begs to be let out. She goes into shock and the paramedics arrive to take her away on the way to the hospital, Lisa tells Kathy that she had seen Jodie. Kathy asks priest Father Callaway Philip Baker Hall to bless the house, as a protective measure to prevent any future paranormal incidents, but Father Callaway flees the house when he encounters such occurrences himself.Georges behavior towards Kathy and her children becomes abusive and the paranormal activity continues Kathy discovers that the house once belonged to a cult preacher named Reverend Jeremiah Ketcham, whose evil actions towards Native Americans in 17th century Amityville during his mission are said to be the cause of the haunting at 112 Ocean Avenue. She becomes convinced that Georges abusive behavior is owed to a spiritual possession. Following the urgent advice from Father Callaway, Kathy tries to evacuate her children from the house and escort them to safety, but the possessed George attempts to kill her and the children Kathy knocks him out to prevent him from doing so and transports him away from the residence. Subsequently, George is released from the spirits control and the family permanently leaves the house. A title card states that the family left withindays of arriving and never returned for their personal items. Jodie is shown standing in the now empty house and screaming in terror while the house rearranges itself. Subsequently, she is pulled beneath the floor by a pair of disembodied hands. ........

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