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true events can’t get enough true crime
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for another top
10 horror movies inspired by true events
our first list on the top 10 horror
movies inspired by true events was so
popular we decided to spot like 10 more
horror flicks that were based in reality
get ready to get scared
number 10 then inspired by the story of
a husband and wife that were killed by
three teenagers while travelling in the
Czech Republic Tara
this film begins with the couple being
awoken by a group of assailants at 3:00
in the morning and then being tortured
by their random attackers no evidence
has surfaced to support this film
suggestion that it was based in reality
but the fact that it might have been
makes it all the more scary as it plays
on our fears of random senseless crimes
number nine prime evil nobody sees
little Gustave except those he means to
kill man-eating animals are always
terrifying but none more so than Gustave
a 1-ton 20 foot long crocodile that
lives and kills in Burundi in real life
it’s alleged that this terrifying
creature has killed upwards of 300
people though an exact number is hard to
determine little beasts have rules the
water but what is confirmed is that
Gustav’s rep has reached legendary
proportions
that’s why primeval build Gustave as a
prolific serial killer likening him to
Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac killer
number 8 The Strangers director
screenwriter bryan bertino drew from
personal experience as well as the caddy
cabin murders and the Manson murders for
this flick ratinho stated he remembers a
group of people knocking on the doors in
his neighborhood asking if a made-up
person was home is Tamara here no no I
got the wrong house if no one answered
the door they would rob the house his
movie reverses that occurrence and
instead focuses on a group wanting to
kill innocents in their homes for no
reason
is your home number seven a Nightmare on
Elm Street it’s hard to believe there’s
even a grain of truth to this
fantastical blockbuster story just a
dream or some dream judging from that
but truth is stranger than fiction Wes
Craven loosely based his franchise on a
series of deaths he read about in the
70s where a group of Cambodian refugees
experienced horrific nightmares which
led to insomnia and sleep deprivation
worse yet a few died suddenly in their
sleep despite having no other medical
problems
that’s how the nightmare figure of
Freddy Kruger was born
number six compliance this is I don’t
know who you are but I don’t think it’s
right to see a lady like this in the
bomb the most chilling thing about this
story has to be the cruelty some are
willing to afflict on the innocent what
did I say to you about clean clean clean
starting in the early 90s various
fast-food restaurants in the United
States began to complain about prank
calls to their stores in which a
supposed police officer would accuse an
employee of a crime the officer would
then ask the manager to interrogate and
harass the employee in various ways
compliance focuses on an eerily similar
incident that happened in 2004 Mount
Washington Kentucky I want you to tell
her to turn around and bend over why
number five an American haunting the
story of the bail which have always been
considered to be a tall tale much like
the Blair Witch Project this movie draws
inspiration from the Bell Witch legend
of Adam’s Tennessee
according to lore the family of John
Bell a farmer in the 1800s was targeted
by a dead witch known as Kate batts
batts poltergeist
apparently harassed the family by
physically abusing them making them hear
sounds and displacing objects in their
house
she mainly targeted the family’s
youngest Betsy but also poisoned John
Bell
switching between the 19th and 21st
centuries an American haunting brings
this terrifying tale into the present
day
number four wolfcreek
lucky your Sheila’s a problem with a
black zombie dig a hole rather than
being based on one set of circumstances
this film is an amalgamation of various
real-life events however it mostly
borrows from the abduction assault and
murder of British traveller Peter
Falcone oh and his girlfriend Joanne
Lee’s paralleling the events of the
movie the couple was driving through the
Australian outback when their car was
flagged down by a stranded motorist
Lee’s managed to escape but heard
gunshots Valle Konya was never seen
again and his body hasn’t been recovered
at all for Tony Lee other number three
The Haunting in Connecticut you’re not
going to be scared in here all alone
after moving to Connecticut to be closer
to their cancer stricken son’s doctor
the real-life snedecker family
discovered their new home used to be a
funeral parlor
even worse those who ran the mortuary
practiced necromancy and necrophilia
claiming to be plagued by a demonic
presence the family experienced random
occurrences of blood on the floor
hearing sounds and seeing ghostly
figures
the house was examined by Edie and
Lorraine Warren and exercised in 1988
this is one case where the true story
may be scarier than the film his remains
either you had in one way or the other
number two
Henry portrait of a serial killer he
killed his mom don’t you ever tell him I
told you Henry Lee Lucas seems like the
stuff of a fictitious nightmare but
unfortunately he’s based on a real-life
serial killer
give me the $50 and active between the
years of 1960 and 1983 the real killer
claimed to have committed over 600
murders
even though his claims are false he was
convicted of 11 killings the film states
that it was inspired by his life and
fantasies more than his actual murders
but it did get many details right
including his childhood abuse by his
prostitute mother and his partnership
with Otis tool I’d like to kill somebody
say that again I’d like to kill somebody
let’s mean you go for a ride before we
unveil our number one pick here are a
few honorable mentions
here’s Johnny
number one The Exorcism of Emily Rose
the muscle contractions could feel like
an extreme pressure on the body and it
is certainly possible with all that
brain activity for a person to perceive
all sorts of strange and violent things
this film is based on the life of
Anneliese Michel who in 1975 was a 23
year old woman already suffering from a
long documented battle with medical
conditions like epilepsy and depression
when Emily saw objects move on their own
and felt an invisible presence on top of
her was she experiencing symptoms
typical of epilepsy
not typical known due to our various
seizures and sudden repulsion by
religious objects her parents contacted
the Catholic Church who commissioned two
priests to secretly exercise her
the ritual led to disastrous results and
she eventually died of malnutrition and
dehydration this movie expands on that
story by following the Exorcist as he’s
tried for her negligent homicide do you
agree with our list which horror story
can you not believe is true for more
chilling top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
true events can’t get enough true crime
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for another top
10 horror movies inspired by true events
our first list on the top 10 horror
movies inspired by true events was so
popular we decided to spot like 10 more
horror flicks that were based in reality
get ready to get scared
number 10 then inspired by the story of
a husband and wife that were killed by
three teenagers while travelling in the
Czech Republic Tara
this film begins with the couple being
awoken by a group of assailants at 3:00
in the morning and then being tortured
by their random attackers no evidence
has surfaced to support this film
suggestion that it was based in reality
but the fact that it might have been
makes it all the more scary as it plays
on our fears of random senseless crimes
number nine prime evil nobody sees
little Gustave except those he means to
kill man-eating animals are always
terrifying but none more so than Gustave
a 1-ton 20 foot long crocodile that
lives and kills in Burundi in real life
it’s alleged that this terrifying
creature has killed upwards of 300
people though an exact number is hard to
determine little beasts have rules the
water but what is confirmed is that
Gustav’s rep has reached legendary
proportions
that’s why primeval build Gustave as a
prolific serial killer likening him to
Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac killer
number 8 The Strangers director
screenwriter bryan bertino drew from
personal experience as well as the caddy
cabin murders and the Manson murders for
this flick ratinho stated he remembers a
group of people knocking on the doors in
his neighborhood asking if a made-up
person was home is Tamara here no no I
got the wrong house if no one answered
the door they would rob the house his
movie reverses that occurrence and
instead focuses on a group wanting to
kill innocents in their homes for no
reason
is your home number seven a Nightmare on
Elm Street it’s hard to believe there’s
even a grain of truth to this
fantastical blockbuster story just a
dream or some dream judging from that
but truth is stranger than fiction Wes
Craven loosely based his franchise on a
series of deaths he read about in the
70s where a group of Cambodian refugees
experienced horrific nightmares which
led to insomnia and sleep deprivation
worse yet a few died suddenly in their
sleep despite having no other medical
problems
that’s how the nightmare figure of
Freddy Kruger was born
number six compliance this is I don’t
know who you are but I don’t think it’s
right to see a lady like this in the
bomb the most chilling thing about this
story has to be the cruelty some are
willing to afflict on the innocent what
did I say to you about clean clean clean
starting in the early 90s various
fast-food restaurants in the United
States began to complain about prank
calls to their stores in which a
supposed police officer would accuse an
employee of a crime the officer would
then ask the manager to interrogate and
harass the employee in various ways
compliance focuses on an eerily similar
incident that happened in 2004 Mount
Washington Kentucky I want you to tell
her to turn around and bend over why
number five an American haunting the
story of the bail which have always been
considered to be a tall tale much like
the Blair Witch Project this movie draws
inspiration from the Bell Witch legend
of Adam’s Tennessee
according to lore the family of John
Bell a farmer in the 1800s was targeted
by a dead witch known as Kate batts
batts poltergeist
apparently harassed the family by
physically abusing them making them hear
sounds and displacing objects in their
house
she mainly targeted the family’s
youngest Betsy but also poisoned John
Bell
switching between the 19th and 21st
centuries an American haunting brings
this terrifying tale into the present
day
number four wolfcreek
lucky your Sheila’s a problem with a
black zombie dig a hole rather than
being based on one set of circumstances
this film is an amalgamation of various
real-life events however it mostly
borrows from the abduction assault and
murder of British traveller Peter
Falcone oh and his girlfriend Joanne
Lee’s paralleling the events of the
movie the couple was driving through the
Australian outback when their car was
flagged down by a stranded motorist
Lee’s managed to escape but heard
gunshots Valle Konya was never seen
again and his body hasn’t been recovered
at all for Tony Lee other number three
The Haunting in Connecticut you’re not
going to be scared in here all alone
after moving to Connecticut to be closer
to their cancer stricken son’s doctor
the real-life snedecker family
discovered their new home used to be a
funeral parlor
even worse those who ran the mortuary
practiced necromancy and necrophilia
claiming to be plagued by a demonic
presence the family experienced random
occurrences of blood on the floor
hearing sounds and seeing ghostly
figures
the house was examined by Edie and
Lorraine Warren and exercised in 1988
this is one case where the true story
may be scarier than the film his remains
either you had in one way or the other
number two
Henry portrait of a serial killer he
killed his mom don’t you ever tell him I
told you Henry Lee Lucas seems like the
stuff of a fictitious nightmare but
unfortunately he’s based on a real-life
serial killer
give me the $50 and active between the
years of 1960 and 1983 the real killer
claimed to have committed over 600
murders
even though his claims are false he was
convicted of 11 killings the film states
that it was inspired by his life and
fantasies more than his actual murders
but it did get many details right
including his childhood abuse by his
prostitute mother and his partnership
with Otis tool I’d like to kill somebody
say that again I’d like to kill somebody
let’s mean you go for a ride before we
unveil our number one pick here are a
few honorable mentions
here’s Johnny
number one The Exorcism of Emily Rose
the muscle contractions could feel like
an extreme pressure on the body and it
is certainly possible with all that
brain activity for a person to perceive
all sorts of strange and violent things
this film is based on the life of
Anneliese Michel who in 1975 was a 23
year old woman already suffering from a
long documented battle with medical
conditions like epilepsy and depression
when Emily saw objects move on their own
and felt an invisible presence on top of
her was she experiencing symptoms
typical of epilepsy
not typical known due to our various
seizures and sudden repulsion by
religious objects her parents contacted
the Catholic Church who commissioned two
priests to secretly exercise her
the ritual led to disastrous results and
she eventually died of malnutrition and
dehydration this movie expands on that
story by following the Exorcist as he’s
tried for her negligent homicide do you
agree with our list which horror story
can you not believe is true for more
chilling top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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