The Horror of Horror Movies

Many are hooked up with horror movies. All the ghosts, the psychotic killers, the criminals, the bizarre creatures, monsters, oozing blood, vampires, cannibals, and sharks interests most of the movie goers. They are also awed by the cinematography and movie effects of each of those films which seem real; too real and too well planned by genius artists and writers. But what if you found out that some of these films were based on true life events?

THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE

This American horror film directed by Scott Derickson was based on the true life events of Annaliese Michel, a German Catholic girl. She was diagnosed with epileptic disorder and serious mental disorder which then believed by two priests as full possession. Michel was exorcised 67 times for 10 months before she died of starvation. The priest who performed the last exorcism which lasted for four hours was accused by the state with negligent homicide.

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR

This movie was an adaptation of a novel written by Jack Ketchum. It was based on the true life events of a girl named Sylvia Likens who was kidnapped, tortured and raped by her neighbors on a basement. The movie turned out to be very sadist and cruel. But, what most disturbing thing was, criminal records say that Ketchum’s novel was not an imagination but a real events which happened on 1965.

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

This movie was inspired by a murderer named Ed Gein who uses human skin and bones to make clothes and furniture out of it. The movie, directed by Tob Hooper, showcased the murder of two victims was found out to be based on true events, but the way they were killed and how the murderer make masks and trinkets out from their skins were imagination. But, the base or main plot of the story was true though.

OPEN WATER

Sometime ago, there was a scuba diving expedition were a couple named Tom and Eireen Lonegon was separated from the others. Since then, they were not seen, even their bodies. This accident was the basis of the film which was directed by Chris Kentis. He assumed the horrible that would have happened to the couple that they were attacked and eaten by sharks, even if there were no evidence that it did happened.

ZODIAC

The story of Zodiac was written by a cartoonist Rober Grey- Smith. He became obsessed with knowing who Zodiac Killer was. His investigation surpassed even that of the top cops. Zodiac kills his victims and in their wake, he leaves letters to distract the authorities. Director David Fincher and Screenwriter James Vanderbilt spent 18 months about the Zodiac murders before producing the movie.

These are just few of those horror movies that are not just bore out of imagination but bore out of bizarre life events as well. It does happen in the real world and these movies, just like novels, paintings, sculptures, and plays documents life.