It’s true that nothing is scarier than the words `based on a true story` in a horror movie.
In Child’s Play (1988), the character Chucky is an evil spirit residing in the form of a doll, based on a true story in the 1900s.
The character Chucky is based on a real toy named Robert.
Currently, Robert is resting at the East Martello Museum (USA).
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) tells the story of Hannibal Lecter – a talented doctor with a passion for cannibalism, inspired by Mexico’s most famous psychopath.
After The Silence of the Lambs was released, the author of the original novel revealed more about Alfredo Ballí Treviño – the direct prototype for the character Hannibal Lecter.
Zodiac (2007) revolves around the killer Zodiac – a notorious criminal living in Northern California in the late 1960s, his identity has not yet been identified.
The Zodiac murder case is considered the most mysterious murder case in US history.
From 1968 on, the Zodiac murdered five victims in San Francisco and many other rural areas.
Many people mistook Jaws (1975) as a fantasy film until they learned the true story in 1916.
In the summer of 1916, a great white shark attacked many tourists off the coast of Jersey Bay.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) is a horror film based on the case of Ed Gein – a `butcher` who stripped human skin to satisfy his animalistic desires.
The classic Leatherface character is an adaptation of serial killer Ed Gein.
Later, Ed Gein’s sentence also caused outrage with the `exemption from the golden card` for mental illness.
The Strangers (2008) was inspired by two real events: the murder of star Sharon Tate by the `Manson family`, and the murder in the Keddie bungalow in California in 1981.
According to writer/director Bryan Bertino, The Strangers is also a series of stories based on childhood experiences.
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