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Based on a True Nightmare

Some horror stories are too terrifying to be made up. This list collects horror and thriller films inspired by true events—whether loosely based on real crimes, supernatural encounters, or historical horrors. Sometimes the truth is even more disturbing than fiction.

Block or Report
  • 3096 Days
  • Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
  • Bully
  • Cannibal
  • Captain Phillips
  • Captive
  • Captive
  • The Captive
  • Charlie Says
  • Cleveland Abduction
  • The Clovehitch Killer
  • Colonia
  • Cruel Summer
  • Eden
  • Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
  • The Frozen Ground
  • Girl in the Basement
  • Girl in the Box
  • The Girl Next Door
  • The Girl with the Needle
  • The Golden Glove
  • The Good Nurse
  • Hounds of Love
  • I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter
  • Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
  • Karla
  • The Last House on the Left
  • The Last House on the Left
  • The Lovely Bones
  • Memories of Murder
  • Mockingbird Don't Sing
  • Monster
  • My Friend Dahmer
  • Open Water
  • Prophet's Prey
  • The Sacrament
  • The Silent House
  • Snowtown
  • Sound of Freedom
  • The Stranger
  • The Stranger Beside Me
  • The Town That Dreaded Sundown
  • The Untold Story
  • Zodiac
  • Ed Kemper