Horror movies based on real stories: “Magic” and more

The only thing More horrible than horror movies Real life is it?

Because horror has become a genre, The authors and directors have been claiming that their work is “Based on a true story” To add some extra color, but usually these claims won’t be supported by a lot of facts.

For example, when Texas store chain massacre It debuted in 1974, and the producers tried to market it as a fictional recap of what actually happened. Leatherface is inspired by real-life killer Ed Gein, but the story is a complete fiction. (Gein is one of the most notorious criminals of the 20th century and also provides inspiration for the characters. The silence of the lamb,,,,, Psycho and American Horror Story: Asylum)

Having said that, there is A few horror movies This goes beyond superficial detail and depicts what really happens, or at least it will do when you ask some people.

entire Lenovo The universe draws inspiration from it The life of Ed and Lorraine Warren, Two Connecticut supernatural investigators who died in 2006 and 2019, respectively. The couple made their debut in 1975 when they investigated a case in Amityville, New York involving the Lutz family.

“Amityville is terrible, dear,” Lorraine told Yahoo In 2013. “It’s absolutely terrible. It follows us directly across the country. I don’t even want to talk about it. I’m never going to Amityville House again. You don’t know how long my career has been; that’s the only one.”

According to Amityville legend, Lutzes claimed they were tortured by some kind of paranormal phenomenon in their new Long Island homes, and they purchased the entities for a questionable price. During their time there, they said they saw furniture moving on their own, red eyes staring at them from the corner. They moved out of the house in just 28 days.

Although their claims were later controversial, at least part of the story was true: former resident Ronald Defeo Jr.

Lutzes’ story first inspired Jay Anson’s novel Amityville Horrorwhich became the film of the same name in 1979. Then Amityville II: Property 1982 Amityville 3-D 1983 Amityville 4: Evil Escape In 1989, until 2021, the film released a direct video movie Amityville Poltergeist – Not even included Lenovo The movie also quotes Amityville.

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