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26 Really Scary Horror Movies Based on True Stories

There are nights when all we want to do is curl up in bed and watch a horror movie. We all love doing that, but what makes a scary movie scarier is knowing that it is based on a true story. Knowing that somebody actually went through that terror in reality is something that does not let one sleep easily.
Here are 25 horror movies based on true incidents that you absolutely need to see:
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The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
2
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
3
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
4
Child's Play (1988)
Child's Play (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
5
The Amityville Horror (2005)
The Amityville Horror (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   23%
6
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
7
The Girl Next Door (2007)
The Girl Next Door (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
8
The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
9
Deranged (1974)
Deranged (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   40%
10
Ravenous (1999)
Ravenous (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
11
The Rite (2011)
The Rite (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   21%
12
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   17%
13
Borderland (2007)
Borderland (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
14
The Strangers (2008)
The Strangers (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   48%
15
The Entity (1982)
The Entity (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
16
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
17
The Possession (2012)
The Possession (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
18
Deliver Us From Evil (2014)
Deliver Us From Evil (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   29%
19
Eaten Alive! (1980)
Eaten Alive! (1980)
20
Fire in the Sky (1993)
Fire in the Sky (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
21
Curse of the Zodiac (2007)
Curse of the Zodiac (2007)
22
Silent House (2011)
Silent House (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   43%
23
Annabelle (2014)
Annabelle (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   29%
24
The Dentist (1996)
The Dentist (1996)
25
Wolf Creek (2005)
Wolf Creek (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   54%
26
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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