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Horrorthrives in abstract spaces the unknown, the unreal, the inexplicable, the irrational.
It takes advantage of the darkness within our imagination.
And yet sometimes the best way to tap into our deep-seeded fears is simply reading an old newspaper clipping.
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Read on asEntertainment Weeklycounts down the 14 best horror movies inspired by true stories.
Most of them were subsequently killed by Jones entourage.
Realizing their days were numbered, Jones set the massacre in motion.
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The rest istragic history.
Intending to shoot a documentary, Patrick heads into the belly of the beast.
His cohort immediately senses something is off about the commune overseen by the calculating Father (Gene Jones).
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She died on Oct. 26, 1965.
Baniszewski was convicted of first-degree murder in 1966.
Sometimes truth is more disturbing than fiction.
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She was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy and prescribed medication, but her health declined further.
She claimed to see the devil and hear demons cursing her as she prayed.
Over 10 months, priests Ernst Alt and Arnold Renz performed67 exorcismson Michel.
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On July 1, 1976, she died at age 23weighing 68 pounds.
The cause of death was malnutrition and dehydration.
Alt and Renz were later convicted of manslaughter.
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The victims were young people attacked in popular lovers lane destinations.
Swinneys wife Peggygave a detailed accountof the murders, implicating her husband and providing details unknown to the public.
After her story changed several times, Peggy was branded an unreliable witness.
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The police had circumstantial information but little concrete evidence tying her husband to the slayings.
He was ultimately sentenced to life in prison not for the murders, but for his habitual car-thieving.
Yet a great deal of the movie mimics a case file, with staccato narration and a ripped-from-the-headlines urgency.
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An intensive search was launched, but the pair were never found.
yo help to rescue us before we die.
This somber translation of the Lonergans ordeal sticks the audience squarely within the couples unenviable experience.
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The filmmakers were so committed to achieving that sense of verisimilitude,they used real sharks alongside the actors.
Its a properly depraved, dirty piece of work that takes its time getting under your skin.
As with the best Australian horror films,Wolf Creekviscerally captures the unremitting nastiness of the subject matter.
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The Lutzes case has been contested since Jay Ansons 1977 book inspired significant media attention.
Famed paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren concluded there was a genuine supernatural presence within the home.
We were creating something the public would want to hear about.
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The Conjuringmay go down asJames Wans seminal work.
Ashared universewas generated almost instantly and two direct sequels have followed.
As with many home invasion movies, its a pretty dour experience with practically zero comic relief.
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Theidentical-twin gynecologistsworking in the Upper East Sidewere found deadin Cyrils apartment a few blocks from their practice.
Some speculated it was a suicide pact, or perhaps a case of folie a deux.
Police discovered Wordens savagely mutilated corpse strung upside down in Geins shed.
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Home by Leatherface standards, anyway…
Where to watchThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Peacock
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One was solved in 1969 and another was latercracked in 2020.
A succession of suspects failed to produce any leads; the most convincing had only circumstantial evidence against them.
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Despite theories by some armchair sleuths, the Zodiacs identity continues to be a mystery.
I think this is a newspaper movie.
It’s not a process by which somebody dismembers other people…
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I did this film because I believe in the story.
This film was made by abeliever, directorWilliam Friedkinsaidin 2012.
Where to watchThe Exorcist: Max
