The 2005 remake of The Amityville Horror attempts to revive one of the most infamous haunted house stories in American pop culture. Directed by Andrew Douglas and starring Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George, the film retells the chilling events that allegedly took place in a house in Amityville, New York during the 1970s. Based loosely on the book by Jay Anson, which itself claimed to document real paranormal events, the film blends psychological horror with supernatural elements in an effort to create a modern version of a classic story. While the original 1979 film already cemented the Amityville legend in…