The extent to which the character of Michael Myers, the antagonist in the "Halloween" franchise, is based on real-life cases, such as those of babysitter Janett Christman and convicted kidnapper Andre Rand, has been debated since the original movie's debut in 1978.
The 1979 horror classic "Black Christmas," which has been remade twice over the past few decades, tells the story of a killer stalking a sorority house.
Ronald DeFeo, 69, was convicted of killing his parents and four siblings at the family's Amityville home in 1974, a grisly tale that became the foundation for a popular book and film franchise.
Controversial filmmaker Lars Von Trier's "The House That Jack Built" has been described by one critic as "endless, agonized navel-gazing" and "often tediously unpleasant."
Frida Farrell stars in "Apartment 407," a film which depicts her real life experience surviving sex slavery. We talk with Farrell about depictions of rape in the media, the trauma of making the movie, and what audiences can do to help victims.
