The "true events" were more interesting. So, who was the HOT teenage chick doing the research of the seance? She has to be the cousin, right? The cousin suposably stays over while for a while and she eventually becomes the target of the son's attacks. And I don't think he had a girlfriend. And BTW, where's the man in the black suit with the pitch black eyes? He was suposed to be the prime demon haunting that house. Who the hell is this ghost kids wandering about? Super creative licence, shyeah!! Though I do recall the part where the mother was getting smothered by the shower curtain. I thought the "A Haunting" series version was pretty damn creepy. The thing about the "A Haunting" seem more realistic than most horror movies cause a lot of the casting choices are dead on. You'll the actors and actresses they choose look like the REAL PEOPLE they show in the interview portions of the show. They aren't some high end actors and actresses that look perfectly flawless, but have a more sincere look to them. That aside, the casting to THIS movie isn't all that bad. Virginia Madsen!! Excellent!!!