From exorcisms and death cults to serial killers and unsolved disappearances, these 25 horror movies prove that truth can be ...

How do you make a horror tale scarier? Just say it’s “based on a true story.” That’s a technique book publishers and movie producers have been using for decades, whether or not the supposedly “true ...

Not all horror movies are total fiction — some take inspiration from real life. Here are the scariest true stories that horror movies were based on.

This one is based on the very real (and very scary) serial killer Ed Kemper, so the filmmakers had no shortage of disturbing material to go off. If you’re not familiar, Kemper was active in the ’60s ...

The 2012 horror film "The Possession" was inspired by a Los Angeles Times article about an allegedly cursed dybbuk box. But ...

As creepy as it might seem, did you know that some of Hollywood’s most famous frighteners are actually based on true stories?

Before the clock officially struck midnight on the year 2000, there was one thing scarier than the countdown to Y2K: The Blair Witch Project. The gritty "found footage" style film was released on July ...

While many horror movies claim to be based on true stories, there are few as truly outlandish as Cocaine Bear. Based on the ...

The chilling events in The Exorcism of Emily Rose (portrayed by Laura Linney, Campbell Scott, Tom Wilkinson and of course, ...

What is Halloween without a great ghost story? Join us as we rank the ten greatest paranormal horror films, from worst to ...

When a horror movie is said to be based on a true story, the intended scary effect on the public is even more powerful. As a consequence, even in cases when the film is only loose ...

The 21st century so far has given us scary movies with an artful bent, such as "Sinners" and "Obsession." The best horror movies since 2001, ranked.