Tag: Based on True Story

The Amityville Horror (1979) Q & A Part 2 – By Baron Craze

January 14, 2026
Articles

After reading Part 1, it’s time to expand past the confines of the movie and into the area of the backstory, the DeFeo murders. Why did Ron “Butch” DeFeo Jr. kill his family? Who died? Likely, insurance on his parents, namely his father first, as it was just one of the first questions, he asked…

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The Amityville Horror (1979) Q&A – By Baron Craze

January 12, 2026
Articles

It doesn’t take much for horror fans to crave something both old and new, and when someone says Amityville they either get it confused with Jaws [1975], which takes place in Amity, or they tend to roll their eyes, mainly due to the numerous sequels the film spawned and practically destroyed the franchise. The Amityville…

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Dead Woman’s Hollow (2013) – By Baron Craze

December 1, 2020
Archived Reviews

Many times in the horror genre a film opens with the caption based on true events, and rarely is it true except with such films as Jack Thomas Smith’s Infliction [2014] and now director Libby McDermott’s Dead Woman’s Hollow. Libby’s film contains several underlying tones filtering through it, however presents more as a suspense film…

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Jackals (2017) – By Baron Craze

December 31, 2019
Film Reviews

The film uses the tiresome line “based on true events” something that gets used so often, it’s the equivalent of a car alarm going off it becomes ignored by the masses. It is implied to create fear and tension, however not always necessary if you use a group of cult members, they already have a…

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Playground (2016) – By Baron Craze

May 28, 2018
Film Reviews

Playground (Placzaba (original title)), co-written by Stanislaw Warwas and directed by Bartosz Kowalski, presents a bold piece of Polish cinema, while not excessive in blood or gore, does generate a disturbing storyline. One needs to note that the movie takes cues of a real-life tragedy from an infamous crime in England that occurred 25-years ago,…

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