Horror Fuel
☰ Browse the Crypt
Tag

horror based on true story

17 stories
Horror Fuel

Now On Netflix: ‘Veronica’, A Movie So Scary People Can’t Finish It

Netflix is embracing the horror genre, and for that we are thankful. Netflix is now streaming Veronica, a film so scary that some people are turning it off mid-movie and what’s more, it has a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.The film, from Paco Plaza who delivered the 2007 zombie flick [REC], stars Sandra Escacena, Ana Torrent, Leticia Dolvera, Sonia Almarcha, Bruna González, Carla Campra, Consuelo Trujillo, Maru Valdivielso, and Claudia Placer. This supernatural tale centers on a young woman (Sandra Escacena) who must find a way to protect her younger brother and sister after she attempts to bring back the spirit of their father with a ritual performed with an ouija board. By the way, according to the film, the story is based on notes from a police file about an event that took place in Madrid in 1992.Grab a bag of popcorn, get comfy, and get ready for frightening good film. We recommend that you not watch alone.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2018
Horror Fuel

First Clip Arrives For True Story Inspired Thriller ‘House on Rodeo Gulch’

William Scherer’s thriller House on Rodeo Gulch has just unveiled its first clip, titled “Raul at the Door”. The “Hitchcockian thriller”, set in Santa Cruz, follows seventeen-year-old Shani Peterson (Megan Jay Simrell), uprooted from her Texas home by her father and her new stepmother, Denise (Chanel Ryan). Their new home, located deep in the redwoods of Central California is a dream come true… until it’s not. With an over friendly Reverend and his alcoholic assistant as their only neighbors, Shani and Denise must unearth the haunting mysteries of the house and its history, before they lose their home, or lives. Chanel Ryan, Barry Ratcliffe, Megan Jay Simrell, Jaye Wolfe, Adrian Torres, Mitch Costanza, Brian Spencer and Chen Dubrin star in this tale of mystery based on a true story. Scherer who both wrote and directed the film had this to say: House on Rodeo Gulch was created from a true story. While in my late twenties I bought a small

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2017
Horror Fuel

The True Story Of ‘Frank Johnny Garrett’s Last Word’ – Arriving On VOD This March

Simon Rumley’s ‘ film ‘Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word’ is set for a March release. One thing that adds to the terror of the film is that is based on a true story. So, who was the real Frank Johnny Garrett, you might ask? Let me fill you in. The Crime On October 31, 1981, at 7:30 a.m., the battered, bloodied, dead body of 76-year-old Sister Teadea Benz was discovered inside the St. Francis Convent in Potter County, Texas. The sister was found in her second story bedroom brutally attacked, raped, stabbed, and strangled. Clues, including finger prints, led police to one suspect and on November 9, 1981 Johnny Frank Garrett, who lived across the street from the convent, was arrested for Sister Benz’s murder. The Sentence Garrett was convicted of the crime and sentenced to death. He would spent his remaining days on death row in Huntsville, Texas. He was originally scheduled for execution on January 2, 1992, but

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 5, 2017
Horror Fuel

Witness ‘Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word’ This March – Based On A True Story

The supernatural thriller ‘Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word’, will soon see release and we can’t wait. The film, inspired by a true story, follows the events of a young man executed for murder who maintained his innocence up to his last breath. After leaving behind a letter cursing all those connected to his trial, strange things begin to happen, and people begin to die. Mike Doyle, Sean Patrick Flanery, Erin Cummings, and Devin Bonnée star in this intense tale directed by Simon Rumley, and written by Ben Ketai and Tony Giglio. Synopsis: Based on a true story… a nun was murdered in her convent bedroom in Amarillo, Texas, on Halloween 1981. The police arrested a young man, Johnny Frank Garrett, who always maintained his innocence; but he was found guilty and sentenced to death. On the night of his execution, he wrote a curse letter condemning the people and their families who helped send him to his demise. Shortly after

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 30, 2017
Horror Fuel

Indiegogo Campaign Goes Live For Sequel To Within Madness

Writer-director J. M. Stelly, the man behind ‘Within Madness’ has now kicked off his Indegogo campaign for the sequel, ‘Within Madness: The Chapel Tapes’, inspired by the tapes of the brutal serial killers Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. From the Press Release: From J. M. Stelly, writer and director of Within Madness, ABACUS, and The Doctor’s Apprentice along with LC Films and Anatomica Productions comes Within Madness: The Chapel Tapes. Set in the year 2006, Chapel Tapes is the story of Mark Chapel and Gregory Alexander. two friends who’s lust for slavery turns into a world of death and pain as told through the eyes of Gregory and the tapes they recorded with their friend Vaughn Neil. OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS In 2006 a raid on a house belonging to a local artist, Vaughn Neil, somewhere in rural Louisiana, turned up over fifteen tapes depicting the horrible acts of two men, Mark Chapel and Gregory Alexander. During a one on one interview

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2017
Horror Fuel

Witness The Summoning This January – Inspired By True Ghostly Tales

What’s better than a ghost story, a film based on a true ghost story. Combine the two and you get the supernatural film ‘The Summoning’, inspired by the hauntings of Sugar Land, Texas. From the Press Release: Chicago born actor-producer Phil Adkins, who recently starred in the award-winning fantasy film 4am Gas Station Muzak, has announced that his latest movie, The Summoning, is being released worldwide on January 10, 2017, through Gravitas Ventures. The supernatural horror movie, based on hauntings around the town of Sugar Land, Texas, also stars Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Leila Almas (Sweet Darling), Jaime Zevallos (“Animal Kingdom”), Razaaq Adoti (Black Hawk Down), Rheagan Wallace (Deep in the Heart), Aaron Perilo (“True Blood”), and Dominican Republic actress Katherine Castro. “I had a great time working on The Summoning in Texas. Eric Roberts and Razaaq Adoti were both great in the film as well as on set,” said Adkins. “I learned a lot from

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 2, 2017
Horror Fuel

Michael Sheen Makes His Directorial Debut With Green River Killer Based On Serial Killer Gary Ridgway

Golden Globe nominee and Masters of Sex and Underworld star Michael Sheen will be making his directorial debut with Green River Killer from his own screenplay, based on the real life murderer “The Green River Killer”. The film follows the true story of Gary Ridgway, who will be played by Sheen, and detective Tom Jensen. In reality, Jensen spent 20 years hunting down the man who earned the nick name “The Green River Killer” . The killer used Seattle as his hunting ground between 1980 and 1990. The first discovered victim, 16-year-old Wendy Lee Coffield, was found floating in the Green River in July of 1982. Over the next 20 years the discovery of bodies, ages 12-31, in and around the river became an all to frequent occurrence, earning the killer his nick name. He was finally caught in 2001 with the help of DNA evidence and police work. Ridgway was convicted of murdering 49 victims. He struck a deal

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2016

More from horror based on true story

Horror Fuel

Now On Netflix: ‘Veronica’, A Movie So Scary People Can’t Finish It

Netflix is embracing the horror genre, and for that we are thankful. Netflix is now streaming Veronica, a film so scary that some people are turning it off mid-movie and what’s more, it has a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.The film, from Paco Plaza who delivered the 2007 zombie flick [REC], stars Sandra Escacena, Ana Torrent, Leticia Dolvera, Sonia Almarcha, Bruna González, Carla Campra, Consuelo Trujillo, Maru Valdivielso, and Claudia Placer. This supernatural tale centers on a young woman (Sandra Escacena) who must find a way to protect her younger brother and sister after she attempts to bring back the spirit of their father with a ritual performed with an ouija board. By the way, according to the film, the story is based on notes from a police file about an event that took place in Madrid in 1992.Grab a bag of popcorn, get comfy, and get ready for frightening good film. We recommend that you not watch alone.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2018
Horror Fuel

First Clip Arrives For True Story Inspired Thriller ‘House on Rodeo Gulch’

William Scherer’s thriller House on Rodeo Gulch has just unveiled its first clip, titled “Raul at the Door”. The “Hitchcockian thriller”, set in Santa Cruz, follows seventeen-year-old Shani Peterson (Megan Jay Simrell), uprooted from her Texas home by her father and her new stepmother, Denise (Chanel Ryan). Their new home, located deep in the redwoods of Central California is a dream come true… until it’s not. With an over friendly Reverend and his alcoholic assistant as their only neighbors, Shani and Denise must unearth the haunting mysteries of the house and its history, before they lose their home, or lives. Chanel Ryan, Barry Ratcliffe, Megan Jay Simrell, Jaye Wolfe, Adrian Torres, Mitch Costanza, Brian Spencer and Chen Dubrin star in this tale of mystery based on a true story. Scherer who both wrote and directed the film had this to say: House on Rodeo Gulch was created from a true story. While in my late twenties I bought a small

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2017
Horror Fuel

The True Story Of ‘Frank Johnny Garrett’s Last Word’ – Arriving On VOD This March

Simon Rumley’s ‘ film ‘Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word’ is set for a March release. One thing that adds to the terror of the film is that is based on a true story. So, who was the real Frank Johnny Garrett, you might ask? Let me fill you in. The Crime On October 31, 1981, at 7:30 a.m., the battered, bloodied, dead body of 76-year-old Sister Teadea Benz was discovered inside the St. Francis Convent in Potter County, Texas. The sister was found in her second story bedroom brutally attacked, raped, stabbed, and strangled. Clues, including finger prints, led police to one suspect and on November 9, 1981 Johnny Frank Garrett, who lived across the street from the convent, was arrested for Sister Benz’s murder. The Sentence Garrett was convicted of the crime and sentenced to death. He would spent his remaining days on death row in Huntsville, Texas. He was originally scheduled for execution on January 2, 1992, but

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 5, 2017
Horror Fuel

Witness ‘Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word’ This March – Based On A True Story

The supernatural thriller ‘Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word’, will soon see release and we can’t wait. The film, inspired by a true story, follows the events of a young man executed for murder who maintained his innocence up to his last breath. After leaving behind a letter cursing all those connected to his trial, strange things begin to happen, and people begin to die. Mike Doyle, Sean Patrick Flanery, Erin Cummings, and Devin Bonnée star in this intense tale directed by Simon Rumley, and written by Ben Ketai and Tony Giglio. Synopsis: Based on a true story… a nun was murdered in her convent bedroom in Amarillo, Texas, on Halloween 1981. The police arrested a young man, Johnny Frank Garrett, who always maintained his innocence; but he was found guilty and sentenced to death. On the night of his execution, he wrote a curse letter condemning the people and their families who helped send him to his demise. Shortly after

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 30, 2017
Horror Fuel

Indiegogo Campaign Goes Live For Sequel To Within Madness

Writer-director J. M. Stelly, the man behind ‘Within Madness’ has now kicked off his Indegogo campaign for the sequel, ‘Within Madness: The Chapel Tapes’, inspired by the tapes of the brutal serial killers Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. From the Press Release: From J. M. Stelly, writer and director of Within Madness, ABACUS, and The Doctor’s Apprentice along with LC Films and Anatomica Productions comes Within Madness: The Chapel Tapes. Set in the year 2006, Chapel Tapes is the story of Mark Chapel and Gregory Alexander. two friends who’s lust for slavery turns into a world of death and pain as told through the eyes of Gregory and the tapes they recorded with their friend Vaughn Neil. OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS In 2006 a raid on a house belonging to a local artist, Vaughn Neil, somewhere in rural Louisiana, turned up over fifteen tapes depicting the horrible acts of two men, Mark Chapel and Gregory Alexander. During a one on one interview

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2017
Horror Fuel

Witness The Summoning This January – Inspired By True Ghostly Tales

What’s better than a ghost story, a film based on a true ghost story. Combine the two and you get the supernatural film ‘The Summoning’, inspired by the hauntings of Sugar Land, Texas. From the Press Release: Chicago born actor-producer Phil Adkins, who recently starred in the award-winning fantasy film 4am Gas Station Muzak, has announced that his latest movie, The Summoning, is being released worldwide on January 10, 2017, through Gravitas Ventures. The supernatural horror movie, based on hauntings around the town of Sugar Land, Texas, also stars Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Leila Almas (Sweet Darling), Jaime Zevallos (“Animal Kingdom”), Razaaq Adoti (Black Hawk Down), Rheagan Wallace (Deep in the Heart), Aaron Perilo (“True Blood”), and Dominican Republic actress Katherine Castro. “I had a great time working on The Summoning in Texas. Eric Roberts and Razaaq Adoti were both great in the film as well as on set,” said Adkins. “I learned a lot from

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 2, 2017
Horror Fuel

Michael Sheen Makes His Directorial Debut With Green River Killer Based On Serial Killer Gary Ridgway

Golden Globe nominee and Masters of Sex and Underworld star Michael Sheen will be making his directorial debut with Green River Killer from his own screenplay, based on the real life murderer “The Green River Killer”. The film follows the true story of Gary Ridgway, who will be played by Sheen, and detective Tom Jensen. In reality, Jensen spent 20 years hunting down the man who earned the nick name “The Green River Killer” . The killer used Seattle as his hunting ground between 1980 and 1990. The first discovered victim, 16-year-old Wendy Lee Coffield, was found floating in the Green River in July of 1982. Over the next 20 years the discovery of bodies, ages 12-31, in and around the river became an all to frequent occurrence, earning the killer his nick name. He was finally caught in 2001 with the help of DNA evidence and police work. Ridgway was convicted of murdering 49 victims. He struck a deal

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2016