Horror films based on true stories

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

When you watch horror movies, you probably have some idea of what to expect: from paranormal activity to serial killers, anything is possible when it comes to sending shivers down our spines. But what makes a scary movie even scarier? The fact that it's based on real events!

Yes, some famous horror films, including 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'Annabelle' (2014), or 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), are indeed based on true stories.

Ready to discover the real stories behind these movies? Then click on!

'The Possession' (2012)

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

In this movie a young girl buys an old box at a yard sale, not knowing that there is actually a spirit trapped inside it.

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

The film is inspired by tales about a dybukk box. The concept, which originates from Jewish mythology, is of a box that holds spirits.

'The Amityville Horror' (2005)

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

Both the 1979 and the 2005 versions tell the story of a couple who move to a house where a mass murder took place. They then start experiencing a series of paranormal events.

'Zodiac' (2007)

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

This movie is about a cartoonist who is obsessed with solving the case of the Zodiac killer.

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

The Zodiac killer terrorized California in the '60s and '70s. At least five murders are confirmed to have been his, but he claimed to have been responsible for 37. Zodiac sent letters to the press, but his identity was never discovered.

'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

In order to catch a serial killer that skins his victims, a young FBI agent seeks the help of another imprisoned murderer in this film.

'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003)

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

The film was inspired by the true story of Ed Gein, a serial killer whose home authorities found a number of artifacts made of human body parts in.

'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005)

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

In this film, a lawyer defends a priest who is accused of negligent homicide after carrying out an exorcism.

'The Strangers' (2008)

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

In this film a young couple spends their vacation in an isolated house and is terrorized by a family of three.

'The Exorcist' (1973)

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

This horror classic is about a girl who's possessed by an evil spirit, so her mother asks for help from two priests.

'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009)

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

In this film a family experiences a series of paranormal events after moving to a new house.

'The Conjuring' (2013)

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

The film is based on the real events experienced by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.

'Annabelle' (2014)

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

The makers of 'The Conjuring' (2013) released this film after the interest generated by the doll in the 2013 movie.

The film is based on a real-life paranormal investigation by Ed and Lorraine Warren, who believed that a doll was possessed by an evil spirit.

'Wrong Turn' (2003)

'The Possession' (2012), 'The Amityville Horror' (2005), 'Zodiac' (2007), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003), 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005), 'The Strangers' (2008), 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (2009), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'Annabelle' (2014), 'Wrong Turn' (2003)

The plots of these movies are inspired by a story about a 16th-century Scottish clan who ate hundreds of people. Sawney Bean, the head of the clan, was eventually executed.

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