* Hoax or not, some of the things described in this novel are pretty creepy. The RealLife murders that actually happened in the house don't help matters.
* For a parent, the idea that someone or some''thing'' you can't stop is going after your children is horrifying...even if it's a demonic pig.
** The house is changing you into a person that would harm your own family, and you don't even notice it's happening. On the other side of the coin, you're forced to watch as your previously loving spouse/parent becomes more and more dangerous, and when you try to warn him, he refuses to believe you.
* George repeatedly heard a phantom marching band while attempting to sleep at night. He could never find the source of the noise.