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Disturbing Horror Movies Based on REAL Events
Some horror movies are scary because of monsters. These ones are scary because none of the monsters are fictional. This video breaks down 15 disturbing horror films based on real events, from cannibalism caught on tape to unsolved serial killers, war crimes, cult stuff, possession cases, and true stories so brutal that the families of the victims protested the movies.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:06 - The Girl Next Door (2007) - Sylvia Likens Murder
3:00 - Cannibal (2006) - Armin Meiwes Case
4:53 - The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) - Phantom Killer
6:40 - Borderland (2007) - Matamoros Cult Murders
8:26 - The Sacrament (2013) - Jonestown Massacre
10:32 - Men Behind the Sun (1988) - Unit 731 War Crimes
12:25 - Snowtown (2011) - Bodies-in-Barrels Murders
14:10 - Wolf Creek (2005) - Backpacker Murders
15:58 - Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
17:37 - The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) - Anneliese Michel
19:33 - Angst (1983) - Werner Kniesek
21:15 - The Golden Glove (2019) - Fritz Honka
23:20 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) - Ed Gein
25:10 - The Entity (1982) - Doris Bither Case
27:00 - Open Water (2004) - Lonergan Disappearance
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Disturbing Horror Movies Based on REAL Events
Some horror movies are scary because of monsters. These ones are scary because none of the monsters are fictional. This video breaks down 15 disturbing horror films based on real events, from cannibalism caught on tape to unsolved serial killers, war crimes, cult stuff, possession cases, and true stories so brutal that the families of the victims protested the movies.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:06 - The Girl Next Door (2007) - Sylvia Likens Murder
3:00 - Cannibal (2006) - Armin Meiwes Case
4:53 - The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) - Phantom Killer
6:40 - Borderland (2007) - Matamoros Cult Murders
8:26 - The Sacrament (2013) - Jonestown Massacre
10:32 - Men Behind the Sun (1988) - Unit 731 War Crimes
12:25 - Snowtown (2011) - Bodies-in-Barrels Murders
14:10 - Wolf Creek (2005) - Backpacker Murders
15:58 - Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
17:37 - The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) - Anneliese Michel
19:33 - Angst (1983) - Werner Kniesek
21:15 - The Golden Glove (2019) - Fritz Honka
23:20 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) - Ed Gein
25:10 - The Entity (1982) - Doris Bither Case
27:00 - Open Water (2004) - Lonergan Disappearance
For Sponsors and Biz: Drew@fjagency.net
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