Monster (2003) PHOTO : NEWMARKET RELEASING / COURTESY EVERETT COLLECTION Charlize Theron won 17 awards, including an Oscar, for her portrayal of former prostitute-turned-serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Wuornos was convicted on six counts of first-degree murder — though there was a seventh victim — and was executed in Florida in 2002. ‘Dahmer’ (2002) PHOTO : EVERETT Jeremy Renner plays well-known serial killer […]

Open Water (2003) PHOTO : LIONS GATE/COURTESY EVERETT COLLECTION A couple left behind in the open ocean after their scuba diving group left without them isn’t just the premise of Open Water, but the real story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan. The Lonergans were tourists visiting Australia’s Great Barrier Reef when they were left behind Jan. 25, 1998. The Lonergans might […]

‘The Exorcism of Emily Rose’ (2005) PHOTO : SCREEN GEMS/COURTESY EVERETT COLLECTION The story of Emily Rose is loosely based on that of Anneliese Michel, a young German woman who underwent an exorcism and later died from malnutrition and dehydration. Her parents and the priests involved were charged with negligent homicide following her death. This is director Scott Derrickson’s first […]

Stuck (2007) PHOTO : THINKFILM/COURTESY EVERETT COLLECTION After committing a hit-and-run where the victim becomes lodged in the windshield, young nursing assistant Brandi (Mena Suvari) tries to figure out her next course of action. Brandi is based on Chante Jawan Mallard, a Texan woman who hit Gregory Glen Biggs — a homeless man — and left him […]

The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) PHOTO : LIONSGATE/COURTESY EVERETT COLLECTION The Peter Cornwell directed this supernatural horror film, starring Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Martin Donovan, Amanda Crew, and Elias Koteas. The story follows the fictional Campbells as they move into a house (a former mortuary) to mitigate the trip’s strains of on their cancer-stricken son, Matt. The family soon becomes haunted by […]