Random Best Horror Movies Based On True Stories (56 items)

(#27) The Haunting of Sharon Tate
- Hilary Duff, Jonathan Bennett, Lydia Hearst, Pawel Szajda, Ryan Cargill, Tyler Johnson, Bella Popa, Fivel Stewart, Ben Mellish
Based on the horrific Tate-LaBianca murders.
(#13) Scream
- Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowan, Drew Barrymore, Jamie Kennedy, Henry Winkler, Lawrence Hecht, Liev Schreiber, W. Earl Brown
Based partly on the real-life case of the Gainesville Ripper.
(#7) Psycho
- Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Simon Oakland, John Anderson, Frank Albertson, Patricia Hitchcock
Loosely based on Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein.
(#8) The Exorcism of Emily Rose
- Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Feore, Joshua Close, Kenneth Welsh, Duncan Fraser, JR Bourne, Mary Beth Hurt, Henry Czerny, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Based on the story of a 16-year-old German girl named Anneliese Michel who was believed to be possessed in 1968.
(#33) Dahmer
- Jeremy Renner, Bruce Davison, Artel Great, Matt Newton, Dionysio Basco, Kate Williamson
Biopic based on the life and murders of American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
(#29) The Witch
- Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson, Bathsheba Garnett, Sarah Stephens, Julian Richings, Wahab Chaudhry
Based on the 17th century when witch paranoia dominated New England culture.