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25 of the Best Horror Movies Based on True Stories

"Horror movies frighten us so effectively because they tap into the basic human fear of the unknown and play on classic themes around grief and loss. But for the items in this list, sometimes what's known can be just as terrifying.
Stacker researched horror film history and spotlighted 25 horror movies with at least a 6.0 IMDb user rating that were based on a true story. The 25 were then ranked amongst themselves by IMDb user rating with ties broken by votes."
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avg. score: 10 of 25 (40%)
required scores: 1, 6, 8, 11, 14 
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The Strangers (2008)
The Strangers (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   48%
2
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
3
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
4
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
5
The Clovehitch Killer (2018)
The Clovehitch Killer (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
6
Lords of Chaos (2019)
Lords of Chaos (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
7
Snowtown (2011)
Snowtown (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
8
The Entity (1982)
The Entity (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
9
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
10
From Hell (2001)
From Hell (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
11
Ravenous (1999)
Ravenous (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
12
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
13
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
14
Cold Fish (2010)
Cold Fish (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
15
Angst (1983)
Angst (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
16
Monster (2003)
Monster (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
17
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
18
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
19
Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
20
The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
21
Zodiac (2007)
Zodiac (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
22
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
23
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
24
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
25
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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