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Movies Based on True Stories

There are nights when all we want to do is curl up in bed and watch a horror movie. We all love doing that, but what makes a scary movie scarier is knowing that it is based on a true story. Knowing that somebody actually went through that terror in reality is something that does not let one sleep easily. Here are 10 horror movies based on true incidents that you absolutely need to see.

  1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)


    2. This movie is loosely based on America's famous serial killer Ed Gein who had nine human skin masks in his possession at the time of his arrest.



  2. The Conjuring (2013)


    3. Ed and Lorraine Warren are real life paranormal investigators who claim that this case was exceptionally hard for them to deal with.



  3. The Strangers (2008)


    4. This movie has psychopaths and murders. The director of this movie drew inspiration from the murders by serial killer Charles Mansion and a series of events that took place near his childhood home.



  4. The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (2005)


    5. This is based on the life of Anneliese Michel who was possessed by demons so strong that her exorcism took nearly an year to accomplish. It is one of the most famous exorcism movies and it is all real!



  5. The Possession (2012)


    6. A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit.This movie is based on the real haunted dybukk box story.


  6. Annabelle (2014)


    7. A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists. The opening scene of this movie is just like that of The Conjuring. And the story continues with the most scary possessed doll there has ever been. It is also true that people who taunted the doll in the museum faced near death or fatal accidents.


  7. A Nightmare On Elm Street


    8. This story was inspired by a number of stories which were published in the Los Angeles Times in 1981. The first is about refugees from Laos who successfully made it to the United States, only to die in their sleep. This case was exclusive to young males, and autopsy reports could not come up with any medical explanation for the deaths of 13 unrelated men.

  8. The Rite


    9. The story is based on a priest from the Sacred Heart parish in Saratoga, California, Father Gary Thomas. He is one of only 14 trained and certified exorcists in the world and is the inspiration for the character of Michael Kovak. He received his certificate after a tedious time at the Vatican’s Athenaeum Pontificium Regina Apostolorum in Rome, where a journalism student recorded his journey. His work was published as a book titled The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist, hence the movie’s title. The story of the young girl who was carrying her father’s baby was, in fact, a real experience that altered Father Gary’s life.

  9. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)


    10. The movie was inspired by the legend of Alexander "Sawney" Bean, a Scotsman of the 15th or 16th century who reportedly headed a 40-person clan that killed and ate over 1,000 people, living in caves for 25 years before being caught and put to death.

  10. The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)


    11. The film's inspiration was the Parker family, who moved to Connecticut in 1986 to be close to the specialists treating their 14-year-old son, Paul, for cancer. In the basement, where Paul slept, they discovered embalming equipment that implied that the house had been a funeral home. They reported encountering unexplained phenomena, like bloody floors, disembodied voices and shadowy figures. Paul became possessed by a force that caused him to attack his family. Eventually, an exorcism was performed to cleanse the house.