Behind the Horror, Dr. Lee Mellor
Behind the Horror, Dr. Lee Mellor
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Behind the Horror
True Stories That Inspired Horror Movies

Author: Dr. Lee Mellor

Narrator: Adam Sims

Unabridged: 9 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: DK

Published: 07/28/2020


Synopsis

Uncover the twisted tales that inspired the big screen's greatest screams.

Which case of demonic possession inspired The Exorcist? What horrifying front-page story generated the idea for A Nightmare on Elm Street? Which film was inspired by an 18th-century Japanese folktale?

Unearth the terrifying and true tales behind some of the scariest Horror movies to ever haunt our screens, including the Enfield poltergeist case that was retold in The Conjuring 2 and the serial killer who inspired Hannibal Lector in The Silence of the Lambs.

Behind the Horror dissects these and other bizarre tales to reveal haunting real-life stories of abduction, disappearance, murder, and exorcism.

Lee Mellor, Ph.D. is a criminologist, lecturer, musician, and the author of seven books on crime. He received his doctorate from Montreal's Concordia University after specializing in abnormal homicide and sex crimes. As the chair of the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases' academic committee, he has consulted with police on cold cases in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Ohio, and London, Ontario. He resides in Ontario, Canada.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Johann (jobis89) on December 23, 2020

“As for the doll, it remains in the Warrens’ museum to this day, inside a case marked “Warning, positively do not open.”” Is there anything more terrifying/exciting than when you’re watching a horror movie that is based on a true story?? There’s a certain thrill associated with exposing yourself to s......more

Goodreads review by Scott on February 10, 2022

An interesting book that tells the true stories behind the crimes that film makers based some of their works on. Most of these I was familiar with, since they air these stories on Discovery ID, or Reelz and stream now on Discovery+, but the Hitchcock ones like "Rope and "Frenzy" I wasn't, plus it wa......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on December 13, 2020

This is an absolute must read for any horror and/or true crime fan. I was completely hooked from the very first page, I couldn’t get enough of this book. Getting to see the true crime and other origins of some of my favourite horror movies was truly fascinating! I didn’t know any of the facts presen......more