▲This film is based on the real life investigation by Ed and Lorraine Warren, who believed that a doll was possessed by an evil spirit.

▲The makers of 'The Conjuring' (2013) released this film due to the interest generated by the doll in the 2013 film.

▲A couple move house, to a place that was the location of multiple homicides. They then experience a series of paranormal events.

▲A series of films have been made about the story, which happened to the Lutz family. They moved to the Amityville house in 1975 and were subsequently beset with a series of supernatural occurrences.

▲The owner of a hotel kills a number of different people who irritate him, and feeds their bodies to his pet crocodile.

▲Many points of the film are based on fact, which has resulted in a number of law suits for those who made it.

▲The film is based on the real events experienced by Ed and Lorraine Warren, who investigated paranormal activity.

▲The film is based on the true story of Joe Ball, a serial killer who murdered more than 20 women in the 1930s. He supposedly fed the bodies to his crocodiles.

▲This is based on the true story of Al and Carmen Snedeker, who bought a house which was previously used as a funeral parlor. Many paranormal events depicted in the film actually happened.

▲The film is inspired by a book by the same name, which itself was based on a real exorcism which happened in 1949.

▲A family are hit by a series of paranormal events in their new house.

▲A girl is possessed by an evil spirit, and so her mother asks for help from two priests.

▲A young girl buys an old box at a yard sale, not knowing that there is actually a spirit trapped inside it.

▲In order to catch a serial killer that skins his victims, a young FBI agent seeks the help of another imprisoned murderer.

▲The film is inspired by tales about a 'dybukk' box, which holds spirits. The box was later sold on Ebay.

▲A young couple spends their holidays in an isolated house and is terrorized by a family of three.

▲A group of five friends are hunted down by a disfigured man with a chainsaw.

▲The plot of this movie is similar to a story about a Scottish family in the 15th century who ate hundreds of people. Sawney Bean, the family patriarch, was executed.

▲The film was inspired by the true story of Ed Gein, a serial killer who had made nine masks out of human skin by the time he was caught.

▲The creators of the film were inspired by the real life killings committed by Charles Manson in the 60s. Manson and his family committed a number of homicides.

▲The film tells the story of a cartoonist who is obsessed with solving the case of the zodiac killer.

▲The zodiac killer terrorized California in the 60s and 70s. 5 murders are confirmed to have been his, and the killer is suspected of having been involved in a further 23. He sent letters to the press, but his identity was never discovered.

▲In the film a lawyer defends a priest who is accused of negligent homicide after carrying out an exorcism.

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The story is based upon the supposed possession of Anneliese Michel, who was known for having been subject to various exorcisms over almost an entire year.

Horror films based on true stories

Some fictional stories are actually based on real events!

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When you watch a horror film, you probably have some idea of what to expect. Something involving spirits, witches, ghosts, serial killers, anything is possible when it comes to scaring people.

'Annabelle', 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose', 'The Strangers' and 'The Exorcist' are just a few of the films which are based on reality.

Take a look at the gallery to find out which other horror movies are inspired by real events.