▁In ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁ha un ting , ▁the ▁school ▁turns ▁for ▁help ▁to ▁the ▁Ver itas ▁Project , ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁highly ▁trained ▁investig ators ▁who ▁work ▁under cover ▁to ▁un ra vel ▁the ▁truth ▁about ▁par an ormal ▁activities . ▁ ▁The ▁Ver itas ▁Project ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Spring field ▁family , ▁including ▁father ▁N ate ▁( David ▁Keith ), ▁mother ▁Sarah ▁( M el ▁Harris ), ▁daughter ▁El ish a ▁( Le ight on ▁Me ester ), ▁and ▁son ▁E lij ah ▁( D oug las ▁Smith ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁high - school ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁represent ▁various ▁social ▁classes ▁or ▁youth ▁sub c ult ures , ▁including ▁j ock s , ▁ge eks , ▁and ▁g oth s . ▁Prom inent ▁among ▁the ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁g oth ▁culture , ▁who ▁worship ▁the ▁g host ▁of ▁Ab el ▁F ry e . ▁The ▁g oth ▁students ▁are ▁led ▁by ▁Ian ▁S ny der ▁( J ake ▁Richard son ). ▁Un be known st ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁Norman ▁Blo om , ▁a ▁young ▁ge ek ▁El ish a ▁be fri ended , ▁is ▁F ry e ' s ▁nep hew . ▁In ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁bul lying ▁and ▁mist re at ment ▁inf lic ted ▁on ▁the ▁different ▁students , ▁Blo om ▁exact s ▁reven ge ▁on ▁the ▁popular ▁football ▁players . ▁▁ ▁Blo om ' s ▁plan ▁includes