The Real Life Horror Stories Behind Our Favorite Horror Movies

While we’re not too fond of winter, spooky season is maybe our favorite time of year here at Almost Canon. Now my favorite part aren’t all the delicious smells; beautiful colors or the fact that we finally get to wear flannels and sweatshirts. No, my favorite part of the Halloween season are the movies!      Like, ya, sure, you can watch horror movies any time of year but there’s somthing special about watching scary movies on or before Halloween.  In fact, most horror movies take place in the summer, not the fall. There are very few scary movies that take place around Halloween. But that doesn’t matter, I literally fill September and October with horror movies. Nothing but horror movies. So what I wanted to do tonight was take a few of my favorites and go over the real life mysteries and true crime cases that inspired some of our favorite horror movies.      So I’ve taken a nightmare on elm street; Scream and the Shining.      The creators and writers of All three of these movies were inspired by something weird or horrific that’s happened in the real world.  But before we dive into the main topic, Nick has taken an old encounter we received on the show and turned it into story format. We’ll hear from Stephen who was bow hunting in Wyoming when he found had to seek shelter in an abandoned house during a rain storm. However, whoever or whatever resided within the home certainly didn’t want him there. While the small details have been created to add a sense of reality to the world, the events and how they happened haven’t been changed. But it’s a good one, just in time for Halloween! After Stephen’s story Nick recounts the true events that inspired ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street; Scream; and The Shining. These real life stories are incredibly strange as well as incredibly brutal. *WARNING* for all those going into the real life true crime case behind Scream, it is a horrific story. To help Almost Canon grow, please leave a rating and a review. We are an independent podcast trying to grow a community from the ground up and we need all the support we can get to make this thing work!With your monetary support we can purchase new equipment as well as take Almost Canon on the road. There are several haunted hotels we'd like to investigate and podcast from like the Omni Mount Washington Resort, home of the infamous Bretton Woods Confrence and the Manchester Resort and Spa, where Mrs. Lincoln is still said to reside. Plus so many others! To donate to our GoFundMe, click the link below. All funds go back into the show:https://gofund.me/c0235fdb5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.