Why Move into That Big House?

SPOILER ALERT!!!

All,

I watched this movie for the first time yesterday. Overall, it's not a bad horror movie, but it has its flaws. One thing that bothers me is why a man who has just lost his wife and daughter in a tragic accident would want to move to the other side of the country and into a huge house by himself. Wouldn't he be better off in an apartment or small house that is suitable for one person? I mean, there are numerous rooms in that house outside of Seattle, and he hardly ever even goes upstairs, except to check out the attic. I guess this is just one of those cases where you have to "suspend your disbelief," but I think the story would have worked just as well if George C. Scott's character had moved into a small home where the same events had occurred years earlier. Really, all you need is an attic to set the stage for what happened to Joseph. On the other hand, I guess having such a large house with dark corridors; cold, vacant rooms; long, dark hallways; cobwebs; and a dark attic full of dust sets the stage for a more effective haunted house.

On another note, this movie could use a remake (IMHO).