From “The Exorcist” to “The Lighthouse,” many lauded scary movies were based on terrifying true stories ... play keepers of a lighthouse in the 2019 film that was loosely based on the ...

By Lexy Perez, THR Staff Over the years, audiences have been frightened by the varied horror films onscreen ... it’s discovered the stories are actually based on real-life events.

An Australian horror movie about three backpackers being hunted by a serial killer in the outback? Sign me up! Although, knowing it's based on not one true story but TWO makes it almost too scary.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Andre Ovredal's "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" has brought the short stories from Alvin Schwartz's nightmarish children's books to life.