“Producer Tony DeRosa-Grund has picked up the rights to what is being referred to as the “true” prequel story of The Amityville Horror… and he plans to bring a found footage angle to the project.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the producer has acquired the rights to the story of local TV reporters Laura DiDio and Marvin Scott, who investigated the famed horror house in the 1970s. Specifically, the focus will be on a séance that was held in the house on March 6, 1976 for a news report which “purportedly revealed ghostly presences, including that of a young boy, in the house.”
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sniderwriter 
I read the book when I was around 10, and it freaked me out so bad.
Three words: Jody. The. Pig.
Still makes me shudder.