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]]>The legendary exorcism movie was adapted on a novel of the same name. The novel is based on the story of a 13-year-old boy who experienced what appeared to be possession in 1949.
The film that made us all terrified of sharks is based on the deaths of five shark victims in New Jersey in 1916.
The horrifying story of a home haunting is based on the true story of Ronald J. DeFeo Jr, who murdered his parents and four siblings.
The movie tells the bombastic story of a clan of cannibals living in the desert. The absurd story, however, is based on a cannibal clan led by Sawney Bean, who killed 1,000 people in the 16th century.
Fortunately, there is no “real life” Freddy Krueger, but the concept of the film was reportedly based on reports of Asian men in the ’70s and ’80s who died in their sleep.
Psycho is adapted from a novel which tells the story of the real-life murderer, Ed Gein, who was fixated on his mother.
The events of the film never took place, but Leatherface was inspired by a killer named Ed Gein who wore human skin. Gross.
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]]>Given its content, the fact the movie was considered controversial in the 1970s is no surprise. Far more interesting is the creepy and tragic accidents that happened on set and surrounding the film’s release which led many to consider The Exorcist to be cursed.
Few people are aware that the film was actually based on a true story. William Peter Blatty wrote the novel following a real life exorcism and changed the main character to a girl to protect the boy’s identity. This makes the following events even more creepy.
Shooting for the film is initially delayed thanks to a pigeon finding its way into the circuit boxes and causing a fire. Reagan’s room, however, is untouched by the flames.
Many injuries happened during filming. Ellen Burstyn, who plays Regan’s
Before the film was completed, Jack MacGowran, and Vasiliki Maliaros, whose characters died in the film, died in tragic accidents. A decade after the film’s release, Mercedes McCambridge, who voiced the demon, discovered her son had murdered his wife and children before taking his own life. Linda Blair also lost several family members during filming.
These terrible events led Televangelist Billy Graham to claim: “There is a power of evil in the film, in the fabric of the film itself.” In fact, some people believed that watching the movie on a projector would invite the curse into one’s home. A combination of controversy and talk of curses resulted in the film being banned in the majority of Middle Eastern countries.
So yes, Hollywood blockbusters like The Conjuring and Insidious may use better visual effects, but the backstory and eerie coincidences behind The Exorcist are far more chilling.
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]]>The post Top 10 Chilling Horror Movie Soundtracks appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>Game composer Disasterpeace created a horror score that combines the eerie sounds of horror classics with modern, synthy twists.
Goblin’s film score for the original Suspira was superb. Thom Yorke’s score for the remake, however, was equally chilling.
John Carpenter handed the task of scoring his 1982 masterpiece The Thing over to Ennio Morricone. The score is admirable and remarkably anxiety inducing.
Riz Ortolani’s orchestral score for the gruesome 1980 horror is made disturbing thanks to the unsettling juxtaposition between the beautiful score and the grotesque events of the film.
Kryzysztof Komeda’s score for Rosemary’s Baby is melodic and innocent sounding. This creepily contrasts with the evil lingering in the movie.
Charlie Clouser’s SAW theme fits the dark and sinister basement setting of the movie perfectly. The score builds up suspense and then climaxes perfectly.
Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells” accompanies the horrifying exorcism scene. Oldfield was only 19 when he wrote it.
The mostly music-less film contains just two pieces of music. One of them is the strange and jarring track “In Heaven,” sung by the lady living in the radiator. It’s bizarre and intriguing, just like the rest of the feature.
Jerry Goldsmith’s theme for The Omen definitely helped the movie out at the box office.
Finally, John Cartpenter’s chilling synth theme for Halloween was amazingly composed in under one hour. Nonetheless, it remains one of the most iconic soundtracks of movie history and that’s why we’re putting it at number one.
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]]>The post 7 Iconic Horror Movies That Were Based On True Stories appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>The legendary exorcism movie was adapted on a novel of the same name. The novel is based on the story of a 13-year-old boy who experienced what appeared to be possession in 1949.
The film that made us all terrified of sharks is based on the deaths of five shark victims in New Jersey in 1916.
The horrifying story of a home haunting is based on the true story of Ronald J. DeFeo Jr, who murdered his parents and four siblings.
The movie tells the bombastic story of a clan of cannibals living in the desert. The absurd story, however, is based on a cannibal clan led by Sawney Bean, who killed 1,000 people in the 16th century.
Fortunately, there is no “real life” Freddy Krueger, but the concept of the film was reportedly based on reports of Asian men in the ’70s and ’80s who died in their sleep.
Psycho is adapted from a novel which tells the story of the real-life murderer, Ed Gein, who was fixated on his mother.
The events of the film never took place, but Leatherface was inspired by a killer named Ed Gein who wore human skin. Gross.
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]]>The post Let’s Talk About… The Curse of 1973’s “The Exorcist” appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>Given its content, the fact the movie was considered controversial in the 1970s is no surprise. Far more interesting is the creepy and tragic accidents that happened on set and surrounding the film’s release which led many to consider The Exorcist to be cursed.
Few people are aware that the film was actually based on a true story. William Peter Blatty wrote the novel following a real life exorcism and changed the main character to a girl to protect the boy’s identity. This makes the following events even more creepy.
Shooting for the film is initially delayed thanks to a pigeon finding its way into the circuit boxes and causing a fire. Reagan’s room, however, is untouched by the flames.
Many injuries happened during filming. Ellen Burstyn, who plays Regan’s
Before the film was completed, Jack MacGowran, and Vasiliki Maliaros, whose characters died in the film, died in tragic accidents. A decade after the film’s release, Mercedes McCambridge, who voiced the demon, discovered her son had murdered his wife and children before taking his own life. Linda Blair also lost several family members during filming.
These terrible events led Televangelist Billy Graham to claim: “There is a power of evil in the film, in the fabric of the film itself.” In fact, some people believed that watching the movie on a projector would invite the curse into one’s home. A combination of controversy and talk of curses resulted in the film being banned in the majority of Middle Eastern countries.
So yes, Hollywood blockbusters like The Conjuring and Insidious may use better visual effects, but the backstory and eerie coincidences behind The Exorcist are far more chilling.
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]]>The post Top 10 Chilling Horror Movie Soundtracks appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>Game composer Disasterpeace created a horror score that combines the eerie sounds of horror classics with modern, synthy twists.
Goblin’s film score for the original Suspira was superb. Thom Yorke’s score for the remake, however, was equally chilling.
John Carpenter handed the task of scoring his 1982 masterpiece The Thing over to Ennio Morricone. The score is admirable and remarkably anxiety inducing.
Riz Ortolani’s orchestral score for the gruesome 1980 horror is made disturbing thanks to the unsettling juxtaposition between the beautiful score and the grotesque events of the film.
Kryzysztof Komeda’s score for Rosemary’s Baby is melodic and innocent sounding. This creepily contrasts with the evil lingering in the movie.
Charlie Clouser’s SAW theme fits the dark and sinister basement setting of the movie perfectly. The score builds up suspense and then climaxes perfectly.
Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells” accompanies the horrifying exorcism scene. Oldfield was only 19 when he wrote it.
The mostly music-less film contains just two pieces of music. One of them is the strange and jarring track “In Heaven,” sung by the lady living in the radiator. It’s bizarre and intriguing, just like the rest of the feature.
Jerry Goldsmith’s theme for The Omen definitely helped the movie out at the box office.
Finally, John Cartpenter’s chilling synth theme for Halloween was amazingly composed in under one hour. Nonetheless, it remains one of the most iconic soundtracks of movie history and that’s why we’re putting it at number one.
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