Sometimes while watching a horror movie, we get so scared that we cover our eyes with our hands and squeeze into a chair. Now imagine that many of the scariest movies are based on real events! Here we have collected 10 horror films based on real people and stories.
1) Child's play (1988)
The series of films about the evil doll Chukka is not taken out of thin air. In the early 20th century, a little boy from Florida received a Robert doll as a gift. It was soon revealed that Robert was in fact a voodoo doll made in the real size of the alleged victim. Fortunately, unlike Chuckie, the ghost of the killer maniac does not live in Robert, and now the prototype of the famous doll villain is in the museum under a special glass cover. True, the keepers say that it is better not to disturb him - Robert does not like this …
2) Silence of the Lambs (1991)
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In 2013, the filmmakers of The Silence of the Lambs admitted that they were inspired by the Mexican plastic surgeon Alfredo Bally Trevino, who killed and dismembered his friend and mistress, to create such a bright and creepy hero as Hannibal Lecter. He is also likely involved in the murder of several hitchhikers.
3) Zodiac (2007)
The film "Zodiac" is often ranked as a detective story, although it describes a story that many horror films will envy. And, yes - it's based on true events. In the 60s and 70s of the last century, a maniac called the Zodiac was operating in America. He brutally killed seven people, and between crimes he sent encrypted letters to the police with clues that could lead the police to his identity. The case, however, was never solved.
4) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Wes Craven said he had the idea of a monster killing people in their sleep when he learned that in Laos, several people died in their sleep from fear.
5) The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
This spooky yet bizarre film about a tribe of cannibals living in the mountains of Nevada is based on the Scottish legend of (who do you think?) Cannibals. According to legend, a group of cannibals lived in a cave and existed by robbing and eating travelers. Despite the fact that this is more folklore than an unambiguous fact, it still sounds awful.
6) Witch (2016)
The film tells the story of the dark times of the witch hunt. Its creators carried out a real historical study to bring the film as close as possible to the reality of that time. This made the picture even more terrible and chilling.
7) Jaws (1975)
During the summer of 1916, a huge white shark killed five people. It was this incident that formed the basis of the acclaimed film "Jaws".
8) The Conjuring (2013)
This scary movie is also based on a true story. This time the Perron family became the prototype of the characters. They moved to Rhode Island in the 70s. According to the eldest daughter, from that moment, and for 9 years after, demonic entities and paranormal phenomena simply haunted their family.
9) The Exorcist (1973)
The plot of one of the scariest films also has its inspiration in the real world. In 1946, a boy named Ronald was indeed subjected to several sessions of exorcism, because he was allegedly possessed by demons and could fly around the room, and during one of the failed sessions he even managed to scatter five adult men. By the way, the demons were “expelled” from the boy … in a few months of constant sessions.
10) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The main villain of the film is taken from real life - his name is Ed Gein. This man killed and dismembered two women. He also made furniture from human corpses that he dug up in a nearby cemetery. Just shivering through the body.
Anna Kiseleva