13 Iconic Horror Movies Inspired by Real-Life Events

What's real: There are scores of real-life connections in The Conjuring. The Perron family — who suffers a horrible haunting in the film — is very real, and has spoken on record about their terrifying experiences with physical manifestations and evil spirits. Of course, Ed and Lorraine Warren are real individuals and paranormal investigators. Ed unfortunately died in 2006, but Lorraine lives on to this day.