The only thing scarier than the horror movies that Hollywood puts on the big screen are the real-life horrors that inspired them. With Halloween around the corner, here are 17 scary movies (listed in ...

Horror films based on true stories have an added element of fear, making them even scarier. The Amityville Horror is based on a true mass murder, but the claims by the family are harder to prove. The ...

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 ...

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” ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. The village of Amityville, New York has a rich and robust history. Exterior of the Amityville Historical Society’s Lauder Museum But unless you're an ...

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 ...