The 15 real life killers who inspired horror movies – Hollywood screenwriters are always on the look out for the next big story that will shock audiences and stay with them a long time after they leave the movie theatre.
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Publicising evil crimes not only gives notoriety to killers but can also allure potentially violent people into the same desire for infamy. Nowadays serial killers have become household names but many believe it is better to bring their disturbing acts to light than to bury the evidence and pretend it never happened.
Often there are too many crimes that are as disturbing as they are shocking. Those who carry out such acts or depravity should always be punished accordingly which often means a well-publicised public trial. Once the case has attracted the attention of the media it is quite difficult to shake off the spotlight. Details of murders can spread around the world and this is when Hollywood can cash in and tell their very own version of the story to fascinate audiences.
Those who seek out the latest thriller receive a twisted pleasure from this. It is hard to remember sometimes that behind the story-lines, the famous cast and the CGI that these movies are actually quite close to the cold truth. Here are fifteen real-life killers who inspired these horror movies and it might change how you view them again in the future.
WARNING: contains graphic descriptions and disturbing details
15. Daniel Harold Rolling – Scream
Daniel Harold Rolling became known as the Gainesville Ripper after a murder spree which caused the death of eight people including five students. Rolling was born in Louisville, U.S and he had a difficult childhood with an abusive father who would violently attack his children and wife. Rolling found himself in trouble with the law during his teenage years after he committed several robberies and was caught spying on cheerleaders who were undressing.
In May 1990, he attempted to kill his father and during the argument his father lost an eye and an ear. Three months later he began his murder spree killing students during burglaries. He raped his victims, mutilated the bodies and often ‘posed’ them in sexually seductive positions in front of mirrors. One student was from Santa Fe College and four others were from the University of Florida.
Media attention surrounding the murders began to spread fear nationwide. Rollings was caught when arrested on a burglary charge and the police found tools in his car which were linked to the murders. In 2006, he was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison. Screenwriter Kevin Williamson wrote the script for the slasher film Scream shortly after reading about the Gainesville murders and his since claimed it was his biggest inspiration for the movie.
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