Behind the horror : true stories that inspired horror movies
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New York : DK Publishing, 2020.
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Published
New York : DK Publishing, 2020.
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Book
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280 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates ; illustrations : 20 cm.
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English

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"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 based on the infamous skin-wearing murderer Ed Gein? 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 killers who inspired Hannibal Lecter 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."--Amazon.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Mellor, L. (2020). Behind the horror: true stories that inspired horror movies (First American edition.). DK Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mellor, Lee, 1982-. 2020. Behind the Horror: True Stories That Inspired Horror Movies. DK Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mellor, Lee, 1982-. Behind the Horror: True Stories That Inspired Horror Movies DK Publishing, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Mellor, Lee. Behind the Horror: True Stories That Inspired Horror Movies First American edition., DK Publishing, 2020.

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