Horror movies based on barely true stories are a dime a dozen. There’s the Conjuring movies, based on the mostly fabricated cases of Ed and Lorraine Warren, The Amityville Horror, and The Exorcism of ...

The Amityville Horror is a famous horror film based on the true story of Ronald J. DeFeo Jr., who murdered his family in their Amityville home in 1974. The Lutz family moved into the home a year later ...

From “The Exorcist” to “The Lighthouse,” many lauded scary movies were based on terrifying true stories. Here’s what really happened. By Hank Sanders We’re in the Spooky Season. Halloween costume ...

Because nothing is scarier than a movie plot line that is plausible enough to happen to you or someone you know Lakeshore Ent Corp/Kobal/Shutterstock; New Line/courtesy Everett Collection; Warner Bros ...