Behind the Horror - True Stories That Inspired Horror Movies

Unearths the shocking true stories that have inspired many classic horror movies, such as the case of demonic possession which inspired "The Exorcist" and the front-page story which generated the idea for "A Nightmare On Elm Street".

About the author

Lee Mellor, Ph.D. is a criminologist, lecturer, musician, and the author of seven books on crime. He received his doctorate from Montreal's Concordia University after specializing in abnormal homicide and sex crimes. As the chair of the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases' academic committee, he has consulted with police on cold cases in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Ohio, and London, Ontario. He resides in Ontario, Canada.

Summary

Uncover the twisted tales that inspired the big screen's greatest screams.

Which case of demonic possession inspired The Exorcist? What horrifying front-page story generated the idea for A Nightmare on Elm Street? Which film was based on the infamous skin-wearing murderer Ed Gein?

Unearth the terrifying and true tales behind some of the scariest Horror movies to ever haunt our screens, including the Enfield poltergeist case that was retold in The Conjuring 2 and the serial killers who inspired Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs.

Behind the Horror dissects these and other bizarre tales to reveal haunting real-life stories of abduction, disappearance, murder, and exorcism.

Product details

• Authors: DK, Dr Lee Mellor, Dr. Lee Mellor, Lee Mellor, Lee Dr Mellor
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9780241409435
• ISBN: 978-0-241-40943-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: True Crime Uncovered
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Films, cinema, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, TRUE CRIME / Historical, Film: styles and genres, Film history, theory or criticism