▲We have good news for those who love true stories and horror movies. Many horror films have been inspired by real events and we've selected the best ones for you in this gallery. Scared yet? Click on the gallery and be amazed by these stories!

▲A family moves into a haunted house. A year earlier, the house had been the scene of a mass murder.

▲The movie is based on the book with the same title. In 1975 the Lutz family moved into a house where Ronald DeFeo Jr had brutally murdered his family 13 months earlier. The new residents claimed to have witnessed paranormal activity in the house.

▲The film focuses on two Catholic priests who have to perform an exorcism on a girl who is possessed by the devil.

▲William Peter Blatty, author of the story, was inspired by the exorcism of a 14-year-old boy, which took place in 1949 in the United States, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

▲A seminary student travels to Italy to learn how to perform exorcisms.

▲According to Franciscan Media, the film starring Anthony Hopkins is based on a book by Matt Baglio, which recounts the experience of a priest in Rome who learned how to perform exorcisms.

▲Ed and Lorraine Warren are paranormal investigators. In the first movie the couple tries to help a family fighting against a supernatural presence at home.

▲The stories of the two films are based on real events experienced by the couple Ed and Lorraine Warren, as the Daily Mail reports.

▲A couple takes a relaxing vacation in a secluded cabin. However, the house is eventually invaded by three masked strangers.

▲The film, starring Liv Tyler, is inspired by an experience one of the directors had when he was younger, says PopSugar.

▲A mysterious alien life form consumes everything in its path as it grows in size.

▲According to the Daily Mail, the film was inspired by real cases of jelly beings that seem to have come from another planet.

▲According to The 13th Floor, the film is based on the story of Alfred Griner Packer, who in addition to having murdered several men, also ate human flesh.

▲The story centers around two divers who are left alone in shark-infested waters.

▲The film is based on a true story, involving a couple in 1998, The Guardian reports. The couple were alone on the Great Barrier Reef, surrounded by sharks.

▲A secretary goes on the run after stealing thousands of dollars. She stays in a motel where the owner and his mother are not what they seem.

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According to Mental Floss, the film is inspired on the story of Ed Gein, who during the 1950s murdered and buried several women in Wisconsin.

▲Set in the 19th century, a captain and his regiment embark on a rescue mission and end up being ambushed by a cannibal.

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According to The Telegraph the film was inspired by the story of Ed Gein, who killed two women and stored parts of their bodies as trophies. The film was also inspired by Elmer Wayne Henley, a serial killer.

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In the film, a single mother offers her son a doll for his birthday. However, the doll is possessed by the spirit of a serial killer.

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According to iHorror, in 1909, painter Robert Eugene Otto stated that there was a curse on a family doll. Allegedly, this doll would move on its own through Otto's house.

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Wes Craven drew inspiration from several articles published by the LA Times on Asian refugees who died during sleep.

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The film is about a family of psychopathic cannibals.

Horror movies based on chilling real events

These horror films are inspired by true stories

04/08/23 por StarsInsider

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We have good news for those who love true stories and horror movies. Many horror films have been inspired by real events and we've selected the best ones for you in this gallery. Scared yet? Click on the gallery and be amazed by these stories!