Real life is so horrifying it’s no surprise it regularly inspires horror fiction. Different from thrillers that dramatize documented events (like Zodiac or any of the various Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer projects), these 10 films pluck only certain elements from true crime and use them to enhance their own scripted nightmares.
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10 Horror Movies That Took Inspiration From True Crime
Psycho , The Texas Chainsaw Massacre , Wolf Creek , The Hills Have Eyes , and more took gruesome cues from real-life events.
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Cheryl Eddy
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