BoulderLight Pictures (Barbarian) and Divide/Conquer (Heart Eyes) are teaming on Amityville, a radical new spin on the famed haunted house story for a new generation.

Joseph and Vanessa Winter, the married writer-director duo behind the excellent SXSW found footage horror movie Deadstream, are set to direct from their own script. Plot details are under wraps.

Producers are looking to fast-track the film, with Q4 2025 being targeted for production. Deadline also added some insight into what the film could be about. Check it out below.

“While you’re probably familiar with the Amityville Horror film franchise, going back to the the late ’70s, and 1977’s instant bestseller of a book from Jay Anson, this film has nothing to do with any of that IP. Its roots are instead in the famed real-life paranormal story behind those stories, with the film offering a fresh look at the notorious Amityville house itself on 112 Ocean Avenue itself, and a legend situated in the public domain.”

The Amityville story goes back 1974 when Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered his parents and four siblings in their home at 112 Ocean in Amityville, New York. A year or so after the horrific crime, George and Kathy Lutz, along with their three children, moved into the house, unaware of its dark past. And shortly after settling in, they claimed to experience a series of unsettling paranormal phenomena — among them, unexplained noises, cold spots, foul odors, and sightings of strange apparitions. After just 28 days, the family fled the house, unable to endure the alleged supernatural occurrences any longer.

According to Deadline the DeFeo murders nor the Lutz story factor into the story here. Joseph and Vanessa Winter are coming off their feature debut with Deadstream, which premiered to critical acclaim at SXSW in 2022, with Joseph also starring, and was released by Shudder. I loved Deadstream and really found myself excited to whatever the duo would do next. Excited to see that they will be working with these two production companies. What do you think about a new Amityville film?