The Amityville Horror is a famous horror film based on the true story of Ronald J. DeFeo Jr., who murdered his family in their Amityville home in 1974. The Lutz family moved into the home a year later ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Ever finished a horror movie with a chill running down your spine just because the phrase “based ...

The Conjuring (2013) The foundation of this modern horror franchise rests on the genuine case files of renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. This installment is based on the ...

Horror movies based on true stories have a special place in shaping contemporary anxieties. Because cinema is an art form closely associated with verisimilitude, adding in an extra element of “truth” ...

The only thing scarier than the horror movies Hollywood makes are the real-life stories that inspire them. For decades, horror films have thrived by using the all-too-common “based on a true story” ...