{"id":20549,"date":"2018-06-29T05:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=20549"},"modified":"2018-06-29T07:33:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T11:33:25","slug":"the-25-best-horror-movies-based-on-true-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=20549","title":{"rendered":"The 25 Best Horror Movies Based on True Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gem Seddon and Games Radar present\u00a0The 25 best Horror Movies Based on True Stories<\/a>.\u00a0 Here are three that I enjoyed and my thoughts on each following Seddon’s comments.<\/p>\n

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21. The Strangers (2008)<\/h3>\n

The horror movie:<\/strong>\u00a0House invasion horror starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman as a couple who go to stay at a summer home, only to fall victim to a trio of menacing, mask-wearing psychopaths.<\/p>\n

The true story:<\/strong>\u00a0Director Bryan Bertino revealed the movie’s premise was based on an incident that happened to him; as a kid a stranger appeared at his door, asked for someone who didn’t live there and left. He later found out that a series of break-ins occurred in his neighbourhood that night. On top of that, he also drew inspiration from the infamous Manson killings, carried out by the minions of occultist Charles Manson.<\/p>\n

Craig’s Thoughts:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0The Strangers<\/em> is a creepy movie.\u00a0 The idea that murders would randomly choose your house — not much is more frightening.\u00a0 No reason, no rationale other than you were selected.\u00a0 Brrr!\u00a0 That gives me the chills.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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14. The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)<\/h3>\n

The horror movie:<\/strong>\u00a0A micro-budget indie slasher that pre-dates Halloween (but not Black Christmas). A hood-wearing killer terrorises a town in 1946 Arkansas, while a Texas Ranger attempts to bring him down.<\/p>\n

The true story:<\/strong>\u00a0A spate of murders in the 1940s, called the Texarkana Moonlight Murders, were carried out by the so-called Phantom Killer. Over a ten week period, the Phantom Killer murdered eight people… and the culprit was never found. Shudder.<\/p>\n

Craig’s Thoughts:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> I, like many folks, am intrigued by serial killers who never get caught.\u00a0 First of all there’s something terrifying about a person who is compelled to kill again and again.\u00a0 It’s even more frightening to think that despite the increasing publicity and police presence the killer still goes out and finds victims to slaughter.\u00a0 Then add in that the killer could still be lurking around the corner…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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5. The Silence of the Lambs (1990)<\/h3>\n

The horror movie:<\/strong>\u00a0An Oscar-winning horror-thriller in which FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is chucked in at the deep end when she’s tasked with working alongside cannibal Dr. Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to bring down Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine).<\/p>\n

The true story:<\/strong>\u00a0Author Thomas Harris based Buffalo Bill on a number of serial killers, including Ed Gein (skinning his victims) and Ted Bundy (using a cast to lure in innocent women). Harris also based the relationship between Starling and Lecter on that between Bundy and Robert Keppel, a criminal profiler and professor at the University of Washington.<\/p>\n

Craig’s Thoughts:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The Silence of the Lambs gives us two serial killers but interestingly enough, the one that gets remembered is the one that’s already caught!\u00a0 Anthony Hopkins wasn’t the first to play Hannibal Lector, but he owned the role in such a way that not only is he the actor people remember, but it is THE role of his career.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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