While every horror subgenre tends to have some cliches, films that are set in haunted houses tend to use more tropes than others. The movie often begins with the same plotline: a family relocates to a new home, whether because the couple has been fighting or because the teenager needs a brand new start. Before long, the house seems to be full of spirits or at least something weird, and yet the couple insists that nothing is going on at all. The movie's climax features what is supposed to be a terrifying scene as the parents can't ignore the sinister elements in the home anymore.