Natalie and Kevin go through quite a few traumatic events in "Aftermath," including an intruder attempting to rape Natalie and Kevin being mysteriously poisoned. Additionally, less scary but outright strange occurrences happen, such as the couple receiving pornographic magazines they didn't subscribe to and an advertisement appearing online of "Natalie" asking to be attacked.
To answer the question on viewers' minds, The Cinemaholic has dived into the film's background to see if the film is really based on true events. As it turns out, ABC News reported a story about a couple who experienced very similar weird and disturbing events in their newly purchased home. After this couple, Jerry Rice and Janice Ruhter, moved into their home, they received "an intimidating note" from people wanting to buy the home from them and, soon after, their house was relisted on a real estate site. Like Natalie and Kevin, they started receiving tons of magazines they didn't subscribe to and someone posted a fake ad posing Janice as an adult entertainer. After men responded to the ad, there was even a rape attempt. Luckily, the perpetrator was caught.
All that said, this is still mere speculation, as neither director Peter Winther or screenwriter Dakota Gorman has confirmed the story of Jerry and Janice to be the inspiration for the film. Regardless, the similarities are too numerous to ignore, and both prove to be chilling stories.
