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24 Terrifying Horror Movies Based on True Stories (And Books!)

"I think horror movies based on true stories are so much scarier because we can't wish away the terror with a dismissive "That could never happen." They can happen. They already DID happen. Someone already DID accidentally cross the border and get sacrificed ritually. Someone already DID have her skull turned into a wine glass. Someone already DID get left behind scuba diving and possibly got eaten by sharks. Someone already DID go to school to be come an exorcist! So, with no further prologue, here are the 24 horror movies based on true stories that I found the scariest (and the true stories they are based on!)" - Mary Kay McBrayer/Book Riot
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The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
2
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
3
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
4
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
5
Deranged (1974)
Deranged (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   40%
6
Quills (2000)
Quills (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
7
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
8
Audrey Rose (1977)
Audrey Rose (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
9
The Strangers (2008)
The Strangers (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   48%
10
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
11
The Girl Next Door (2007)
The Girl Next Door (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
12
From Hell (2001)
From Hell (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
13
Dahmer (2002)
Dahmer (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
14
Eaten Alive (1976)
Eaten Alive (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   35%
15
Open Water (2004)
Open Water (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
16
Zodiac (2007)
Zodiac (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
17
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
18
The Witch (2016)
The Witch (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
19
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
20
Borderland (2007)
Borderland (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
21
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
22
The Rite (2011)
The Rite (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   21%
23
The Sacrament (2013)
The Sacrament (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
24
The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   30%
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