"The Strangers" has frightened horror fans for over a decade, but what you may not know is that the film's plot is based on ...

Zach Cregger’s Weapons has garnered critical acclaim, with several critics praising it as one of the best horror movies of 2025. But fans are now interested to know whether the story is based on a ...

The only thing more terrifying than a horror movie is real life, so what happens when the onscreen scares are inspired by true events? Since horror became a genre, authors and directors have been ...

Films such as theThe Amityville Horror, Nightmare on Elm Street and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre became instant classics and part of the Hollywood rewatch canon — but one very significatn reason why ...

There's an undeniable subset of viewers who are drawn to movies that are based on a true story, but this is obviously ...

Nothing brings a chilling fear down someone’s spine like a horror movie teasing that its plot is based on real events. Weapons, released on August 8, 2025, is the latest Warner Bros. film to haunt ...

This isn't limited to one particular country or one particular era, either, as countless horror films from all over the world ...

Ed Gein's true crimes became a template for the modern-era serial killer in a string of horror movies. The horror novel and film "Psycho" were the first to draw upon Ed Gein's grisly murders. The ...