Top 30 Horror Movies Inspired by True Events

Name: Top 30 Horror Movies Inspired by True Events
Uploaded: 2024-02-29T19:00:00-05:00
Channel: WatchMojo
Description: It adds another layer of terror knowing these are rooted in reality! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most terrifying horror flicks that drew upon real-life crimes or events for inspiration.

VOICE OVER: Peter DeGiglio
WRITTEN BY: Don Ekama

It adds another layer of terror knowing these are rooted in reality! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most terrifying horror flicks that drew upon real-life crimes or events for inspiration. Our countdown includes movies “The Conjuring”, “Poltergeist”, “Ravenous” and more!

#30: "Open Water" (2003)
#29: "Verónica" (2017)
#28: "10 Rillington Place" (1971)
#27: "Audrey Rose" (1977)
#26: "Black Water" (2007)
#25: "The Entity" (1982)
#24: "The Mothman Prophecies" (2002)
#23: "Borderland" (2007)
#22: "The Girl Next Door" (2007)
#21: "Them" [aka "Ils"] (2006)
#20: "Child's Play" (1988)
#19: "Primeval" (2007)
#18: "The Strangers" (2008)
#17: "An American Haunting" (2005)
#16: "Compliance" (2012)
#15: "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977)
#14: "The Haunting in Connecticut" (2009)
#13: "Ravenous" (1999)
#12: "Wolf Creek" (2005)
#11: "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" (2005)
#10: "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" (1986)
#9: "Scream" (1996)
#8: "Poltergeist" (1982)
#7: "The Conjuring" (2013)
#6: "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984)
#5: "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974)
#4: "The Exorcist" (1973)
#3: "The Amityville Horror" (1979)
#2: "Jaws" (1975)
#1: "Psycho" (1960)

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