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Is Child’s Play Based on a True Story? The Answer Might Surprise You.
Is Child’s Play based on a true story? No. But that hasn’t stopped people from making a connection between the film and a notorious doll. A rumor that still seems to be making the rounds...
‘The Girl Next Door’ (2007) is Terrifying and Intense [Review]
The Girl Next Door (2007) is based on the Jack Ketchum novel of the same name. The film takes inspiration from a series of terrifying real-life events. Gregory Wilson directed this jarring picture. 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 sp...
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...
“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 Mas...
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 ...