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In the Movie |
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The movie is set in Maine in the United States and features a team of American investigators |
The movie is set in England and features a of team of British investigators |
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Barrett is crippled and walks with a cane |
He isn't crippled and walks without any aid
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The Belasco house has a swimming pool and a steam room |
This is not shown |
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Lionel is attacked by a black, sludge-like substance after Edith leaves him alone in the steam room and she accidentally locks the door. He is saved at the last minute by Fischer |
This doesn't happen
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Tanner finds the mutilated body of the black cat that attacked her in the chapel just before she dies |
She finds it in her shower |
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After Lionel is killed by the machine explosion, he is violently attacked and dragged all the way to the swimming pool, where he is drowned. When Edith goes to search for him, she too is attacked, and finds his body lying in the pool |
We don't see what happens to him after he is killed by the explosion. When Edith goes to search for him, she doesn't get attacked, and finds his body crushed by a chandelier in the chapel
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All four members of the team are present in the dining room when Barrett is attacked by the poltergeist |
Only Barrett, Tanner, and Fischer are present |
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Tanner used to be an actress and lost her brother when she was a child |
This is left out
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When Tanner attempts to destroy the machine, she knocks out both Fischer and Lionel, and chases and corners Edith into a bedroom. Just as she is about to kill her, Lionel appears behind her and knocks out |
As she tries to smash the machine she does knock out Fischer, but she is knocked out by Lionel before she has a chance to attack anyone else |
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When the investigators enter the house for the first time, they have trouble trying to get the power to work and need to locate a generator to turn it on |
The power starts working immediately after they turn on the lights
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After Fischer attempts to drop his psychic defenses, he is attacked by being thrown from his chair and is struck against a table |
He collapses to the floor and his body forms into the shape of a crucifix |
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Lionel is severely bruised after he is attacked by the poltergeist |
He survives with only a cut on his hand
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A large smelly lake called a tarn in is front of the house. |
There is no lake in front of the house. |
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Mr. Deutsch dies and never pays Barrett or the other participants. |
None of these events are mentioned in the movie.
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Fischer delivers Florence's body to the hospital. |
Florence's body is left in the chapel where she died. |
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Belasco's body is in a room beneath the chapel. |
Belasco's body is in a room behind the chapel.
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Belasco's ghost holds conversations with Florence. |
Belasco's ghost can only repeat "Help me" several times. |
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Several ghosts appear to the guests. |
No ghosts appear to the guests.
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Barrett's wife is led by his ghost to find his body. |
Only Barrett's voice leads her to his body. |
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Barrett's wife leaves Fischer alone in the house to investigate after the house is cleared. She returns to save his life. |
Barrett's wife never leaves the house and Fischer doesn't have to be rescued.
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