The Real Haunted History Behind Hollywood's Supernatural Movies

There are countless movies about ghosts, demons and the supernatural, but the ones that terrify audiences the most are those which are based on true stories of real hauntings.

The science and beliefs behind much of the Ghostbusters' technology and their approach to the supernatural is rooted in proven science or mirrors the trends in the paranormal community.

With a real life history of mass murder, and terrifying haunting phenomenon that forced a family to flee from their home, it's no wonder the inspiration for The Amityville Horror is so compelling.

The terrifying real life paranormal inspiration behind the most famous movie to feature a true story of a haunting, demonic possession, and eventually exorcism.

The real life paranormal case that inspired 'The Haunting In Connecticut' is far from the dramatic depictions of the paranormal activity seen in the movie.

Uncover the real life haunted history of the 2005 movie, 'The Exorcism Of Emily Rose', which is based on the true case of German teen Anneliese Michel.

Is Valak the evil nun a real life demon and is the Romanian monastery, the Abbey of St. Carta, a real place? Find out how true to life the 2018 movie is.

Unlike the first two movies in 'The Conjuring' series, 'Annabelle' isn't directly based on a true story throughout. In fact it's only the start of the movie that mirrors real life.

The 2012 movie 'When The Lights Went Out' is based on the real life story of a poltergeist case which took place at 30 East Drive in Pontefract from 1966.

The second movie in The Conjuring franchise is based around the famous Enfield poltergeist case and told from the perspective of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.

Is the house that inspired the first Conjuring movie really haunted and how closely did the Perrons' haunting match the movie version of events?