Horror Movies You Didn’t Know Were Based on True Stories: ‘The Conjuring,’ ‘Winchester’ and More
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usmagazine.comThe only thing more terrifying than a horror movie is real life, so what happens when the onscreen scares are inspired by true events?Since horror became a genre, authors and directors have been claiming that their works were “based on a true story” to add a little extra color, but usually those claims aren’t backed up by a ton of facts.For example, when The Texas Chain Saw Massacre debuted in 1974, producers tried to market it as a fictionalized retelling of something that really happened.
The villain, Leatherface, was very loosely inspired by real-life serial killer Ed Gein, but the story was otherwise a complete fabrication. (Gein, one of the 20th century’s most notorious criminals, also provided inspiration for characters in The Silence
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