Question 1

Serial killer, Ed Gein, was the inspiration for Leatherface.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 2

Real life performing clown and serial killer, John Wayne Gacy, was the inspiration for Pennywise in IT.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 3

Michael Myers was based on a person John Carpenter knew when he was at a juvenile detention center.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 4

A newspaper story, featuring people suffering from nightmares dying in their sleep, inspired A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).

Accepted Answer

true

Question 5

Serial killer Ed Gein was the inspiration for Norman Bate's character in Pyscho (1960)

Accepted Answer

true

Question 6

Paranormal Activity (2007) was based on an experience in the director's childhood home.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 7

Ghostface was inspired by a real serial killer called the Gainesville Ripper.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 8

Elise Rainier, from the Insidious franchise, was based on a real medium from the writer's hometown.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 9

Friday the 13th (1980) was inspired by a real massacre in Finland.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 10

Child's Play (1988) was based on a real life story about a voodoo doll in the early 1900s.

Accepted Answer

true

Do You Know The Inspiration Behind These Horryfing Films?

2) Real life performing clown and serial killer, John Wayne Gacy, was the inspiration for Pennywise in IT.