10 Spine-Chilling Horror Movies Based On True Stories

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Zee Media Bureau
Jun 13, 2023

Black Christmas (1974)

Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian slasher film produced and directed by Bob Clark, and written by A Roy Moore.

Snowtown (2011)

Snowtown is an Australian biographical crime drama directed by Justin Kurzel and written by Shaun Grant based on the true story of the Snowtown murders.

10 Rillington Place (1971)

This is a 1971 British crime film starring Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt and Pat Heywood. It was directed by Richard Fleischer, produced by Leslie Linder and Martin Ransohoff. It was adapted by Clive Exton from the book Ten Rillington Place by Ludovic Kennedy.

Poltergeist (1982)

This 1982 supernatural horror film was directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg.

Deliver Us From Evil (2014)

The supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer claims to be based on a 2001 non-fiction book entitled Beware the Night by Ralph Sarchie and Lisa Collier Cool.

The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (2005)

The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 supernatural horror legal drama film directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Laura Linney and Tom Wilkinson. The film is loosely based on the story of Anneliese Michel.

The Conjuring (2013)

The Conjuring is a supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey W Hayes.

Psycho (1960)

Psycho is a 1960 American psychological horror thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is an American horror film produced and directed by Tobe Hooper from a story and screenplay by Hooper and Kim Henkel.

The Exorcist (1973)

The Exorcist is a supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel of the same name.

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