based on true events
Was Child’s Play Based on a True Story? Exploring the Rumored Connection Between Chucky and The Robert Doll
As if some of the stories in our genre are not horrible enough, there is one phrase that seems to elevate their mystique – “based on a true story.” One can find easily find stories f...
The Girl Next Door (2007) is Terrifying and intense!
The Girl Next Door (2007), directed by Gregory Wilson, is based on the novel of the same name, and a series of terrifying events that became a young girl’s nightmare. Written by Jack Ketchum, Th...
Amityville: Horror or Hoax?
The Amityville Horror is one of the most successful books based on a reportedly true account ever published. The same goes for the feature film adaptation. It is the only one of those cases to spawn a...
Insane, Horrific True Stories That Somehow Aren’t Movies, Yet
There’s no one phrase that makes people more willing to check out a horror film than the “based on a true story.” At the same time, there are few phrases that cause more arguments among fans. It’s eit...
“What happened is true” Revisiting The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
In some ways, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is the first modern horror movie. In some even deeper ways, it may be possible to consider it as the first modern movie, period. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre...
Deliver Us From Evil – Movie Review
[soliloquy id=”9296″] Based on true events, Deliver Us from Evil is the latest horror movie from “Sinister” director Scott Derrickson. With Sinister being up there as one of my favorite ho...
