Horror Movies You Didn't Know Were Based on True Stories | Vol 2

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You know the stories of these iconic horror movies, but did you the TRUE stories they were based on?

In this follow-up to my last Horror Movies Based on True Stories video, we're looking at five more iconic horror films, but this time, it's the movies that were toned down, because the real stories were too disturbing for public consumption.

Chapters
0:00 Sometimes Reality Is Scarier...
0:32 The True Story of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
12:57 Stand by Me Is Based on Stephen King's Childhood
20:22 The Black Phone | The True Story
27:22 The Unsolved Mystery That Inspired Open Water
35:53 The Birds Actually Happened In Real Life

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Other Episodes
▶️ Horror Movies You Didn't Know Were Based on True Stories | Vol 1: https://youtu.be/d71NyI3FNPI

Credits
✏️ Writer - Larry Santana
✏️ Writer - Zac Morris
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