10 Horror Movies Based On True Events

6. The Amityville Horror (1979)

Not only is this movie about a haunted house based on the real life Lutz family, but it was yet another house investigated by Ed and Lorraine Warren. These guys just can’t seem to catch a break. Over the years, the Amityville case has been swapped back and forth between real and fictional.

5. The Strangers (2008)

The director of the movie, Bryan Bertino, has claimed that the premise for this house invasion story was based on real break-ins that took place in his neighborhood growing up. The house intruders were inspired by the Manson Family murders of the 1970s. Makes you wanna check the deadbolt on your door, doesn’t it?