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The 8 Horror Movies Based on True Stories [With image]

Horror Movies Based on True Stories: The Exorcist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Jaws, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, The Mothman Prophecies

"The Town That Dreaded Sundown" (1976 and 2014)
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"The Hills Have Eyes" (1977)
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"The Amityville Horror" (1979)
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"A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984)
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"Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" (1986)
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"The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)
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"Dahmer" (2002)
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"The Mothman Prophecies" (2002)
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The Top 25 Horror Movies Based on True Stories
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