20 Horror Movies That Were Based On Real Life Events

5. Scream

Another Wes Craven horror film, and another horrifying character inspired by a real life serial killer!

We all go a little mad sometimes…

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So the film isn’t the scariest film, as it has some comedy in it and satirises the horror genre. Sounds good?

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Well it would be if it wasn’t inspired by a real life case of the Gainesville Ripper in the 1990s

I don’t want to play this game anymore!

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The real Gainesville Ripper murdered 5 students in Florida over 4 days, and was later found to have killed 3 other people previously.

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This horrifying tale inspired Kevin Williamson to write the screenplay for Scream, and this real life back-story just made the film much more terrifying!

Ghostface

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Thankfully it seems the character of Ghostface is all fiction, but the real story is enough to keep me awake at night!

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