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Amityville Horror True Story

February 3, 2017 By RealHorrorStories Leave a Comment

The infamous Amityville property is located at 112 Ocean Avenue and became the ideal property for George and Kathleen Lutz who were looking for a fresh beginning after marrying in 1975. Both had previously owned separate homes. They moved into the property on December 19, 1975 and even had the furniture from the previous occupants thrown in for an additional $400.00. Kathy’s three children from a previous marriage also moved in, Daniel 9, Christopher 7 and Melissa 5 as well as the dog who was named Harry. What they did not know was the horrific events that took place at the property prior to it sitting empty for 13 months. A friend of George Lutz had discovered the horrors that had taken place and insisted that George had the house blessed.

So what happened that was so horrific? The house had previously been owned by the DeFeo family, the DeFeo family consisted of Ronald DeFeo, Sr 43, Louise DeFeo, 42 and four children: Ronald DeFeo Jr. 23, Dawn 18, Allison 13, Marc 12 and John Matthew 9. On November 13, 1974, Henry’s Bar in Amityville was visited by a distraught Ronald DeFeo Jr. He told the bar’s occupants that his mother and father had been shot, and when a small group of people attended the property, they saw that the six family members had indeed been slain. They were all found lifeless in their beds and had been shot with Marlin 336c rifle at 3 a.m.

Ronald DeFeo Jr. was known as “Butch” locally and was transported to the local police station for his own safety. He told police that the shootings had been carried out by a mob hit man. However, further questioning revealed a number of inconsistencies with his story. It soon transpired that it was Ronald DeFeo Jr. himself who had carried out the killings and had changed his blood-stained clothes and disposed of them before visiting Henry’s Bar.

DeFeo’s trial began on October 14, 1975 and William Weber, his defence lawyer, mounted a defence of insanity. He said that the reason DeFeo had killed his family due to hearing what he believed were his family’s voices plotting against him. This was supported by Dr. Daniel Schwartz the psychiatrist for the defence. The prosecution psychiatrist, Dr. Harold Zolan, said that although DeFeo had been a long-time user of heroin and LSD, he was well aware of his actions. DeFeo was sentenced to 25 years to life on six counts of second-degree murder.

Police officers and medical examiners had been puzzled by the killing. Questions arose as to why the gunshots did not wake up the other family members, and despite the lack of sedatives, there appeared to be no struggle from the family members. Neighbours had only heard the dog barking, not the gunshots. No suppressor was used when the killings took place.

Following the revelations, George Lutz instructed a Catholic priest, Father Ralph J. Pecorano, to perform a blessing on the property on December 18, 1975. It is reported that he started to flick the holy water a voice was heard saying, “get out!” Following this, Father Ralph J. Pecorano had developed a fever and blisters on his hands that emulated stigmata. It was from here that the Lutz family would discover the real horror stories of the house and started to experience the real Amityville horror.

The oddities would continue for the Lutz family. George Lutz wold wake up each morning at 3.15 a.m. and go and check the boathouse, the same time that the DeFeo killings took place. Kathy Lutz would have detailed dreams about the murders and the order they occurred, while the children began sleeping on their stomachs, the same way the DeFeo family had been found when the murders were discovered.

George Lutz also discovered a hidden room in the Amityville house that was not included in the blueprints of the property. The walls of the room were painted red and the dog, Harry, would cower when he was near it. The youngest family member, Melissa, had also acquired an imaginary friend called “Jodie,” the disturbing factor being that it was a pig-like creature with red eyes.

George and Kathy Lutz attempted a further two blessings on the house, both agitating the presence further. The family finally admitted defeat on January 14, 1976 when they left the house minus their possessions. A mover attended the next day to acquire the Lutz’s possessions, with no paranormal activity experienced.

The Lutz’s experiences led to the writing of “The Amityville Horror: A True Story” by Jay Anson in 1977. The story was then continued by John G. Jones with “The Amityville Horror Part II” and a series of others. A number of movies would also be made. The original “The Amityville Horror” was made in 1979 with a number of sequels occurring through the 1980s and 1990s. All the sequels were works of fiction rather than being based on the real Amityville horror.

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The Amityville Horror is a name that resonates with every horror movie fan. One of the most popular horror media franchises of all time, Amityville has captured the imagination of generations of fans in countries around the world. The fact that it is based on a true story makes it far scarier than a normal horror movie.

The Book

The world first came to know about the Amityville Horror through a book of the same name written by Jay Anson in 1977. The book discussed in detail the paranormal occurrences experienced by the Lutz family at a haunted house in Amityville, which is where Ronald DeFeo, the previous occupant of the house, had shot six of his family members dead. The book was a success and attracted significant mainstream attention, which turned Amityville into a horror media franchise.

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The Movie

The Amityville Horror was released in 1979. Based on Jay Anson’s book, the movie portrayed the supernatural events experienced by the Lutz family in a realistic manner. The movie starts with a couple – George and Kathy Lutz – who purchase a home on 112, Ocean Avenue in Amityville. They ask Father Delaney to bless their new home, but he is not able to do so despite trying. He encounters a room full of flies, suffers from a strange stomach sickness, and develops blisters on his hand. As he tries to warn the Lutz Family, his life takes a turn for the bizarre, and he turns blind and eventually breaks down.

The Lutz Family, in the mean time, begins experiencing a number of strange events. George wakes up at 3:15 AM every day, a black, bubbling substance comes up in the toilet, and Kathy has nightmares about the killings that took place in the house previously. After a point, the family cannot tolerate it anymore and decide to leave the house one night. The film ends with the message that the family never reclaimed their house and possessions and they live in another state now.

What made the movie different from other run-of-the-mill horror movies was the element of realism. Firstly, the pumpkin head appearance of the house, with two quarter round windows, is in itself creepy. Many of the shots in the first 30 minutes of the movie were framed with windows and doors, giving you the feeling that the family was being stalked by an unseen external force. A move that did the trick for sure.

The scene where the priest tries to bless the house is one of the best in the movie. The strange giggling sound, the swarm of flies, and the harsh voice that tells the priest to get out make it an iconic scene. Many other scenes including the appearance of hoof marks, Kathy’s nightmares, and the nun’s reaction to the malevolent presence in the house are intense, grippingly suspenseful, and feel terrifyingly real.

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The Scariest Element in the Movie

Though the plot unfolds like that of any other normal horror movie, the real horror lies in the fact that the movie is based on a true story. The event portrayed in the movie actually happened, which is scary to even think about.

For instance, Jay Anson’s book states that the real George Lutz woke up at 3:15 every day, which was the time of the DeFeo murders. The house was inexplicably plagued by swarms of flies during the whole time the family lived there. They witnessed, at different times, the image of an enormous pig like creature with glowing red eyes. The story goes on and on and on, which makes you wonder how the Lutzes managed to live for 28 days in that Godforsaken house.

Even the DeFeo murders have their own shade of mystery, which is even creepier to think about. Though Ronald DeFeo Jr. has been charged with murdering his entire family and is in a maximum security prison now, there are plenty of unanswered questions about the killings.

The dead bodies of the family members showed absolutely no signs of struggle, which is strange. The post mortem report shows that they were not sedated. So, the sound of a gunshot should have woken them, but somehow it did not. Moreover, the neighbors also claimed at the time that they did not hear any gunshots. Till now, no one has a convincing account as to what really happened on that night in the Amityville house.

The Aftermath of the Movie

The Amityville Horror was a huge commercial success and went on to become one of the most successful independent movies of all time. The success of the book and the movie prompted a series of sequels. In 1979, paranormal researcher Hans Holzer wrote a book named Murder in Amityville and in 1982, John G. Jones wrote The Amityville Horror Part II, as a prequel and sequel to the original book respectively. A number of other books have also been written on the same subject.

Similarly, the tremendous success of the movie resulted in an inevitable sequel – Amityville II: The Possession. The movie, however, was not well received by critics and viewers. That did not, however, stop Hollywood from profiting from the Amityville legacy. Six more films followed, most of which were direct-to-video movies.

In 2005, the Amityville Horror was officially remade with Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George. While it failed to achieve critical acclaim, the movie was a box office success. Eight more films followed, most of which had limited theatrical release. Currently, a movie named Amityville: The Awakening is set to release next year, which will be the 17th installment in the Amityville franchise.

The Legacy Lives On

Even after nine books and 17 movies, the legacy of Amityville Horror continues to live on. The original movie is still rated as one of the best horror movies of all time by horror movies fans and the house where the killings took place garnered so much mainstream attention that they had to completely remodel the house and change its appearance in order to sell it. In conclusion, the Amityville Horror is a classic that is not to be missed by any true horror movie fan.

Hoia-Baciu Forest Beyond the Legend (Transylvania)

June 29, 2015 By RealHorrorStories Leave a Comment

The Hoia-Baciu Forest is one of the most mysterious places in the world. It is located a few kilometers outside of the city of Cluj-Napoca. The area is most famous for being in the “heart of Transylvania.” Beyond the known legends, locals claim there are strange powers in the Hoia-Baciu Forest.

In the ‘60s biologist Alexandru Sift began studying the phenomena manifested there. In 1968, newspapers around the world published photos of a UFO. Hoias-Baciu Forest still has many secrets that attract, horrify and fascinate.

Independent film maker Paul Dadrian is seeking funds thru IndieGoGo to make a documentary on The Hoia-Baciu Forest. The documentary is being written by Dadrian and Rodica Bretin, a Romanian scientific researcher and award-winning writer.

Filming is scheduled for July 2015 and post-production will be completed in the Fall.

Plans are for the documentary to be screened at several locations in Romania and then making it available for free viewing online, subtitled in English.

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The Real Horror Story Behind “247 Degrees Fahrenheit”

December 22, 2014 By RealHorrorStories Leave a Comment

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Christine Ulloa appears in “247 degrees fahrenheit” much hotter than that!

247 Degrees Fahrenheit hit the theaters back in 2011 and was branded back then as the horror/suspense movie of the year. Whether this Leven Bakhai directed film underperformed or not is a story for another day. Nonetheless, critics still think that the directors had ‘duped’ viewers into anticipating a hair-raising almost zombie-like experience, only to be disappointed by the melodramatic unfolding of events that the movie turned out to be.

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The scene before things really begin to heat up.

The most surprising thing, however, is that 247 Degrees Fahrenheit which features horror-film stars such as Scout Taylor-Compton, Travis Van Winkle, and Christine Ulloa was based on a real story. And this time round this wasn’t just a marketing prank to get the film to sell more. The events as scripted in this 2011 film happened in real life, at least to some extent. Nevertheless, the biggest contribution to the success of the movie in transforming the ‘real events’ into such cinematic action, was the fact that the producer was smart enough to include recognizable actors in his cast. Scout Taylor-Compton (who played Jenna ) already had a huge of followers from her act in the “Halloween” remakes. On the hand, many people remember Travis ( who acted as Ian) from the widely acclaimed “Friday the 13th”.

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The 247 Degrees Fahrenheit script vs. the True Story

Apart from the actors, most other parts of this 90 minutes film are supposedly true. 247 Degrees Fahrenheit revolves around four friends who take a short trip to a lakeside cabin for a getaway weekend. The cabin belongs to one of the cast’s uncle ( Uncle Wade). No sooner had the guests arrived than they began making themselves comfortable. Amid the backdrop of some classical music, the viewers are treated to a short sex romp between Michael (Michael Coupon) and Renee ( Christine Ulloa). In the real version, this most likely happened, considering that the actual characters were then barely out of their teenage years and had a whole cabin by themselves.

Moving on, later that evening, the four guests have dinner with Uncle Wade while getting acquainted with one another. Sitting down with friends and family for dinner is a typical American habit, so it probably also happened in the real story. But then again it could have been that the producer was only trying to expand his script to give it a more logical flow. However, we tracked down the actual characters in Georgia ( where the actual events unfolded) and they seem not to remember exactly whether or not they had dinner earlier that evening. ( Presumably, they still haven’t yet recovered fully from the traumatic experience)

The conversation at the dinner table also leads us to believe that Jenna was still traumatized from the death of her fiancée, that occurred four years earlier. And while this sounds as fictional as it was portrayed at the beginning of the film, the real “Jenna” had actually lost a boyfriend to a grisly road accident, some years back before the shooting of the film. It also indicates that the producer did a good job in tying this real event into the overall scenario as a way of keeping the viewers guessing. If you watch this movie, it’s likely you will be forgiven for expecting Jenna’s dead boyfriend to resurrect at the middle of the film and start haunting the other characters.

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Scout Taylor-Compton and Christine Ulloa

After this, the four leave Uncle Wade back at the cabin and head to this party which happens to have a handmade sauna. The events that occur in this party, particularly in the sauna, form the culmination of the story. It begins when Michael and Renee have a heated argument over his drunkenness before he storms off leaving the trio in the sauna. Now, the real characters do confirm that Michael indeed left the party, but not because of any squabble or disagreement. Apparently the real “Michael” left the party to go to the toilet and in the process forgetting he had locked up his friends in the sauna.

The trio is left looking for ways to survive the ordeal after failing dismally in getting any help from outside. Apparently, the sauna was located in a secluded place and thus no one could hear their screams though they did shout at the top of their voices. In the actual story, Ian manages to turn off the heater, just as depicted in the movie. Of the three, he seemed the most collected. Michael, on the other hand, completely forgets about his friends, who therefore, have to spend nearly 10 hours in the slowly cooling sauna before they are found.

Listing 247 Degrees Fahrenheit under the horror category is not really fair (yet the movie is enjoyable to watch), but the real event could have ended really bad.

The Real Horror Story Behind 247 Degrees Fahrenheit

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The Real Horror Story behind “The Rite”

December 2, 2014 By RealHorrorStories Leave a Comment

“The Rite” starring Sir Anthony Hopkins was released in 2007 and could be easily mistaken for yet another movie attempting to cash in on the “Exorcist” frenzy that has existed since the 1970s. What you may not know is that the movie was actually based on real events.

There aren’t many priests who are trained as an exorcist, making Father Gary Thomas one of the unique few. Thomas ministers the Sacred Heat Parish in Saratoga, California and after finishing his 12-year term as a pastor of his previous parish. Thomas was preparing for the sabbatical and exorcism wasn’t on the agenda, but it was introduced towards the end of his term, he travelled to Rome in 2005 to undertake the training. He reports the exorcisim training as good, but Thomas felt he would benefit more from hands-on experience. Thomas was taken under the wing of Father Camine De Fliippis, one of the nine exorcists operating in Rome.

There is a high demand for exorcism within the U.S. and Thomas states he receives a new case every couple of days. He recalls one case that involved a married woman called “Lisa” who was in her 20s. The woman was brought to Thomas’ office by her family members as they grew more and more concerned about her unexplainable violent outbursts. Thomas recalls feeling a huge presence in the room, and when he began to pray he recognized that her face had started to become distorted. “Lisa” then started to speak in a language that Thomas did not understand.

Thomas recalls her spitting and hissing while having the look of a serpentine in her eyes, a look that he automatically recognized as demonic possession. As he laid his crucifix on Lisa, she let out a huge scream. Thomas then laid his stole on her, which represents Thomas’ authority within the Catholic Church, and recalls her slipping out of her seat to escape it.

Despite witnessing demonic possession, Thomas does put a lot of his cases down to mental health issues. In this regard, months of both prayers and medical examinations are carried out in order to clarify whether the person is truly possessed, or suffering from mental disorder. If an exorcism is required, it is carried out with the most basic of tools, holy water, a stole, a crucifix and the rite of exorcism.

The Real Horror Story behind “The Rite”

The Real Horror Stories Behind “Wolf Creek”

October 25, 2014 By RealHorrorStories Leave a Comment

“Wolf Creek” is an Australian horror movie that was released way back in 2005. It centred on Mick Taylor, a man you could almost mistake for Crocodile Dundee where it not for his disturbing hobbies. The movie sees two British tourists being helped out of a jam by Mick Taylor, only to find themselves in a slightly bigger jam involving Mick, his arsenal of weapons and his desire to tie up tourists. The movie was a hit, although it didn’t quite meet the critics’ approval, it was also said to be based on true events. While not based on a singular incident, the movie does indeed lift its ideas from crimes that have been carried out in Australia in the past.

Peter Marco Falconio and Joanne Lees were a British couple who were travelling the Australia in outback in 2001. They were travelling near Barrow Creek in the Northern Terrority when they were flagged down by a man who said that their Kombi’s engine was defective. When Falconio went round to the back of the vehicle to check on the engine, a shot was fired and Joanne Lees was tied up and placed into the man’s four-wheel drive after Falconio was shot. Lees managed to escape the ordeal while the man, later identified as Bradley Murdoch, was busy moving the body of Falconio. She sat in the bushes for a number of hours before walking back onto the highway where two truck drivers helped her.

Murdoch was caught, but there were still unanswered questions relating to the motive and why Falconio’s body was never found. There was also Lees’ testimony which was said to be sketchy. However, Murdoch’s lawyers found it hard to mount a defence, as his DNA had been found on the handcuffs used to bind Lees’ hands together. He was found guilty in December 2005 and was sentenced to at least 28 years in prison.

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The Real Life Horror Story of “The Colorado Cannibal,” Alfred Packer

October 16, 2014 By RealHorrorStories Leave a Comment

Back in November, 1873 Alfred Packer was with a party of 21 who were heading for the Colorado gold country in Breckenridge from Provo, Utah. On 21^st November, 1873 the group had met with Chief Ouray near Montrose, Colorado. The chief advised the group to postpone their planned trip until spring due to the weather. A party of six that included Packer dismissed the chief’s advice and decided to continue with the expedition. The men were Frank Miller, George Noon, Israel Swan, James Humphrey, Shannon Wilson Bell and Packer himself.

Tragedy struck when the party got lost in the Rocky Mountains and ran out of provisions. This led the men to boil their moccasins for food, but when that ran out it allegedly led the men to desperate measures. What happened next is open to much speculation. One version of events states that Alfred Packer had set up camp while the other party member had gone to look for food, but never returned. Packer then left and travelled to Los Pinos. Once he had recovered, he then made his way to Saguache, Colorado, where he was reported to be spending a lot at the local saloon. While in Sauguache, he met with several men from the original Provo group who were unconvinced by his story.

Another report states that the men had become so hungry that Bell has attempted to attack Packer with a hatchet, Packer defended himself and killed Bell, where he then discovered the other bodies of the party members. Packer said he had to eat the meat of the corpses, or risk dying himself. A further variation of this story is that Packer had climbed up higher on the mountain to look around, and upon his return, he found one man roasting human meat, Packer was then attacked and shot the man in self defence.

Whatever the facts behind the story, it was decided that it was indeed Packer, who was responsible for the killing and consuming of the victims, and was taken back to Los Pinos by Indian Agent Charles Adam for questioning. It was on May 8^,1874 where Packer signed his first confession. The confession stated that Israel Swan had died and the others began to consume him, with Packer only killing Shannon Bell in self defence. Packer was taken to Saguache and jailed outside of town, he escaped custody and resided in Wyoming for nine years using the name “John Schwartze.” The remains of the victims were found on the same day with evidence showing that there was a struggle and signs of foul play.

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The Real Horror Stories of The Chernobyl Disaster

October 11, 2014 By RealHorrorStories Leave a Comment

Pripyat is a city in Russia that was founded on 4 February 1970, and became the ninth nuclear city in the Soviet Union, although it would not be until 1979 until Pripyat was officially proclaimed a city. The city boasted a population of up to 49,360 where many of the residents where employed by the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The city contained three clinics, ten gyms, three indoor pools and a railway station. The residents of Pripyat enjoyed a healthy community and a good life, which was until 26 April 1986.

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant had scheduled a test the day prior to test the emergency core-cooling feature, something that took place during a normal shutdown procedure. Seven seconds after the shutdown was actioned, the 1,000-ton cover was blown off reactor number four. This led to a chemical explosion that killed two employees immediately as well as releasing highly radioactive material into the atmosphere. To compare the seriousness of the explosion, it was 400 times higher than the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The cause of the explosion has been cited to human error as employees had undertaken unauthorised actions when running the tests. People within Pripyat carried on with their daily business completely unaware of what was happening around them. People were sitting in bars, children played in the park and people worked as they slowly breathed in the radioactive air.

Residents residing in the area of Chernobyl were evacuated via bus within 36 hours of the accident, a month later it was reported that 116,000 people had been relocated. The pace of the evacuation was not quick enough to stop the effects of the explosion. In the aftermath, 237 people suffered from acute radiation sickness, with 31 of these people passing away within the first three months. The people who suffered from the illness mostly consisted of those who were working for the emergency services. There was also concerns about the explosion’s effect on the surrounding environment. The Pripyat River was nearby and people were worried about drinking water being contaminated. Four square kilometres of nearby pine forest also fell victim to the explosion, which turned a reddish brown, earning it the haunting name of the “Red Forest.”

The explosion was not revealed until two days later, with the Kremlin only releasing vague details of what was occurring in the Chernobyl disaster. This eventually led to the falling of the Soviet Union. Then-Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev denied there was any cover up of the accident, stating that they did not know what was happening. Following the criticisms, journalists were suddenly given a pass to speak to nuclear officials and doctors who were treating victims of the explosions.

The horror of the accident is not just the explosion itself, it is everything that goes with it. Pictures show a ghost town where once stood a vibrant community. The criticism of those in charge at the time of the accident strikes fear into those who realise that a bigger explosion would have meant a bigger consequences. It also shows the damage that can be done with the dangerous materials being handled and the effects on human life when they are not handled in the correct manner.

The area now bares the scares of that unfortunate day. The nearby buildings decay in a lonely atmosphere, while possession of those who lived there still remain, anything of any worth was taken by looters at the time. Families who used to reside in Chernobyl still visit to remember the good days, and are still hurt by what took place on 26 April, 1986. Despite the radiation levels dropping in the last 28 years, they still remain too high for anyone to reside in the city of Pripyat or nearby.

Although deemed uninhabitable, there are those who returned to the city they love. Around 1,200 returnees, known as “self-settlers” returned within three months of being relocated, despite the concerns of the authorities. Most of the residents are now in their eighties and nineties, and only around 230 of those residents are left.

The accident has been referenced in televisions shows such as “The X-Files,” where the episode “The Host” features a mutant creature called “Fluke-Man” that was carrying sewage during the accident. The most notable movie is the 2012 horror, “Chernobyl Diaries.” Rather than tell the story of the disaster, it adds fiction in that the area is now infected by mutant beings, which attack a group of tourists on an unofficial tour. The movie was deemed insensitive to those who died in the accident by the Friends of Chernobyl Centers U.S. The movie was also slated by critics due to its lack of suspense and clichés.

The Real Horror Stories of “Angel of Death,” Genene Ann Jones

October 6, 2014 By RealHorrorStories Leave a Comment

Genene Ann Jones worked as paediatric nurse in the 1980s, and while doing so took the lives of infants via the use of heparin, digoxin and other drugs. The idea was that she could bring the children round and receive praise and attention from her saving them. The medication given caused the children to suffer heart paralysis, which some never recovered from. Jones worked at the Bexar County Hospital, which is now known as the University Hospital of San Antonio. Following a number of children dying while in her care, Jones was asked to resign from her post. An investigation was never lodged as the facility was worried about reprisals including being sued.

As Jones has resigned from her last post, there was nothing stopping her from gaining employment in another establishment. She started work at a paediatric physician’s clinic in Kerrville, Texas. Her crimes were uncovered when a doctor had noticed a series of puncture marks in a bottle of succinylcholine. It was from this that Jones was charged with poisoning six children, Jones believed she was acting on behalf of her patients by showing there was a requirement for the paediatric intensive-care unit in Kerrville.

Despite the number of victims allegedly being around 46 children, Jones was only ever charged with two. The murder of 15-month-old Chelsea McClellan and the attempted murder of Rolando Jones, a mere 18-months-old. Jones received a 99-year prison sentence in 1985. However, this has been reduced by one third due to Texas sentencing laws. This means she could be released in February 2018. Authorities are currently trying to secure fresh evidence form her crime spree in the hope that she will be kept locked up indefinitely.

The real horror in this tale is amplified by those knowing of her evil, but choosing to dismiss it purely for the future of the establishment. Her crimes have gone on to be the basis of two movies, 1991’s “Deadly Medicine” and 2002’s “Mass Murder.” She was also the inspiration for Stephen King’s Annie character in “Misery.”

The Real Horror Stories of Ralph Sarchie, The NYPD Cop-Turned-Demonologist

September 30, 2014 By RealHorrorStories Leave a Comment

Despite sounding like a plot lifted from a comic book in the vein of “Preacher” or “Hellblazer,” Ralph Sarchie is an ex-NYPD police officer who began demonology in his spare time. His spiritual service, which is completely free of charge, is looked upon by his family as a calling. Sarchie fell victim to a serious illness when he was just 10 months old, only to come through the other side. His mother saw this as divine intervention and believes her son was left alive for a reason. Sarchie first glimpse of the world of demonology followed after he read a book in 1990 entitled “Satan’s Harvest,” a book that covered the case of demonic possessions as reported by journalists in the Boston Herald.

When Sarchie was still an NYPD officer, he would conduct his demonology practices in his spare time. A book published in 2001 entitled “Beware the Night” by Sarchie and Lisa Lillier Cool details cases that Sarchie investigated. One such case was called “The Halloween Horror,” which told the story of Dominick and Gabby Villanova who were having problems with a demon. Gabby reported seeing a woman appear in a cloud of white smoke, who only she could see. It wasn’t look before the demon bean to communicate via Gabby and told the story of a woman who was murdered and as a result, her fiancé was falsely accused of her murder. Gabby reported seeing the ghost of her father during the following days, as does her five-year-old son.

As well as the possession, other reports included noises occurring in the basement, books flying off shelves as well as mysterious messages being written on the mirror. A more disturbing motive of the demon was its attempts to rape Dominick and Gabby’s daughter, Luciana. Sarchie and his partner Joe attend and confirm that they are sharing the environment with one of the most dangerous demons known, and used the power of Jesus Christ to banish it.

Despite how far-fetched the story seems, Sarchie explains that the cloud appeared as demons like to give themselves away. He also explains that the reason that only Gabby could see the demon was because of the demon’s intent to cause confusion and panic. And while there are inconsistencies with the story told by the demon when it possessed Gabby, Sarchie explains this is because demons often mix fact with fiction to lure in their victims.

Of all the explanations given, it is very rare for a more rational explanation to be given. As far as Sarchie is concerned, all his cases have been genuine, despite other rational that could include a person’s mental illness or even a hoax.

Whether you believe Sarchie’s cases to be the genuine real horror stories, or just a figment of his imagination, he has garnered enough interest for his life as demonologist to be portrayed on film. “Deliver Us From Evil” is directed by Scott Derrickson, stars Olivia Munn, and focuses on Sarchie as he combats demonic possessions around the city.

The Real Horror Story That Influenced “A Nightmare on Elm Street”

September 29, 2014 By RealHorrorStories Leave a Comment

When you think of real horror stories, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” is probably the last movie you would think was inspired by real-life events, but the inspiration behind the movie was based on fact. The Freddy Krueger character is indeed a work of fiction, but the people who died in their sleep was based on a number of reports in the LA Times discovered by “A Nightmare on Elm Street’s” director, Wes Craven. Craven described how the reports detailed young, healthy immigrants crashing around on their beds before dying in their sleep. An autopsy showed no details of any causes behind the deaths.

The medical condition, which in itself is very mysterious with no scientific backup other than an irregular heart rhythm being cited as a possible cause, is known as sudden unexplained death syndrome. The syndrome was thought to be rife in East Asia, especially in Singapore with 43 deaths per 100,000 people. The mysterious syndrome is known in the Philippines as bangungot.

The news story that influenced Craven reports that children were in fear of going to sleep for fear of dreaming. Worried parents insisted their children go to sleep on advice from their doctors, only for them to never wake up. It is worth noting that the families involved in the case had been escaping the genocide of the Khumer Rouge regime, so it’s evident that the children had already experienced some upset that may have caused nightmares. Of course it could also be that the children did indeed have an irregular heart rhythm, but whatever the cause, it makes the “Nightmare on Elm Street” movie that little more sinister. It is said that it was not so much that the children died that inspired the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” movie, but the fear experienced by the children when they were asked to go to sleep.