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10 Horror Films That Channel True Crime

August 3, 2025 by Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki with ten horror films that channel true crime… Throughout horror history, many horror films have been inspired by (loosely or otherwise) true crime cases. Whether it’s the mild inspiration that was taken from Ed Gein for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Kevin Williamson being so frightened by the Gainesville Ripper’s murder spree […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Vanessa Maki Tagged With: Black Christmas, Eden Lake, Hounds of Love, Killing Ground, Lake Bodom, Orphan, The Loved Ones, the sacrament, The Strangers, Wolf Creek

October Horrors 2017 Day 20 – The Loved Ones (2009)

October 20, 2017 by Graeme Robertson

The Loved Ones, 2009. Directed by Sean Byrne. Starring Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, Richard Wilson, and John Brumpton. SYNOPSIS: Brent is still struggling with the grief of having lost his father in a tragic car accident, an accident in which Brent was the driver. With prom rapidly approaching, Brent is asked to the dance by […]

Filed Under: Graeme Robertson, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: John Brumpton, Richard Wilson, Robin McLeavy, Sean Byrne, The Loved Ones, Xavier Samuel

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