Real-Life Events That Inspired Horror Movies

BY: ANAMIKA AGARWALA

Based on a real 1970s haunted house in New York with reported paranormal activity

The Amityville Horror

Inspired by the true story of a 1970s exorcism that ended tragically in Germany

The Exorcism Of Emily Rose

A real family experienced terrifying supernatural events in their Rhode Island farmhouse

The Conjuring Haunting

Loosely inspired by serial killer Ed Gein, who used human remains for trophies

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

A supposedly possessed doll that paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren examined

Annabelle The Doll

Modelled after Ed Gein’s disturbing crimes and psychological profile

Psycho’s Norman Bates

Based on a true and horrifying abuse case from the 1960s in Indiana

The Girl Next Door