Regan MacNeil’s terrifying possession was directly inspired by the highly publicized 1949 case of Roland Doe, a young boy in Maryland who allegedly underwent multiple exorcisms.

W hen October rolls around, many people turn to scary movies for thrills and chills. While vampires, ghosts, and monsters are often the stars, some of the most unsettling films draw from real-life ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Ever finished a horror movie with a chill running down your spine just because the phrase “based ...

Retta returns in Scariest House in America Season 2, touring real haunted homes and competing for a $150K renovation from ...

The only thing more terrifying than a horror movie is real life, so what happens when the onscreen scares are inspired by true events? Since horror became a genre, authors and directors have been ...

True Haunting has become Netflix's latest obsession, and it talks about real-life ghost stories with James Wan's signature ...

Zach Cregger’s Weapons has garnered critical acclaim, with several critics praising it as one of the best horror movies of 2025. But fans are now interested to know whether the story is based on a ...

Nothing brings a chilling fear down someone’s spine like a horror movie teasing that its plot is based on real events. Weapons, released on August 8, 2025, is the latest Warner Bros. film to haunt ...

Aya Tsintziras is a freelance writer who writes about TV, movies, and has a particular interest in the horror genre. She has a Political Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of ...

True Haunting has quickly become Netflix's latest obsession, blurring the line between horror fiction and chilling reality.