I thought the movie did a good job of including some factual information based on the real Sarah Winchester, and accurately portrayed her as responsible, not crazy, and deeply caring for her family, As for the lurid sensational haunted house story, this was concocted by those who bought the house after Sarah Winchester died, and turned it into a money-making tourist trap. into the house, and managed a productive fruit orchards and a dried fruit business, and. She also incorporated the newest technology - elevators, showers, etc. As an educated rich woman, building her house was an expensive hobby she loved and could afford to pursue. Sarah Winchester's father manufactured decorative architectural features for Victorian houses, and his factory was right next door to her childhood home - so Sarah grew up intimately exposed to the physical details of building houses. For those who want factual history, "Captive of the Labyrinth" by Mary Jo Ignoffo is an excellent biography of Sarah Winchester, who probably was not interested in ghosts, but rather in architecture, a field that did not invite professional participation by women.
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