{"id":386,"date":"2019-05-22T07:41:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T13:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/penguinpetes.com\/wordpress\/?p=386"},"modified":"2020-03-25T09:23:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T15:23:02","slug":"new-at-spookwire-five-horror-movies-inspired-by-true-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penguinpetes.com\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/22\/new-at-spookwire-five-horror-movies-inspired-by-true-events\/","title":{"rendered":"New at Spookwire: Five Horror Movies Inspired By True Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure my steady readers will be familiar with my taste for horror movies. My latest shingle is hung over at Spookwire, a site dedicated to the paranormal and eerie events of all kinds.<\/p>\n<p>Join us this time for <a href=\"https:\/\/spookwire.com\/horror-movies-based-on-true-events\/\">5 Terrifying Horror Movies Inspired By True Events<\/a>! You were expecting the Winchester Mystery House or the Dyatlov Pass Incident&#8230; but <em>what is Freddy Kruger doing there<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>Click on for bonus buck content&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Winchester Mystery House has long been a favorite topic of mine. I went on the tour as a kid, and fell in love with the place, ghosts and all! Regardless if you believe in spooks or think it&#8217;s all hooey, it&#8217;s still an amazing story with an intriguing backstory representing a quirky chunk of American history.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beyond the Ghost Stories of the Winchester Mystery House\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Padm4JItZPw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This mini-documentary covers some of the architectural features of this arguably &#8220;haunted&#8221; mansion. If you take the tour, be sure to bring your running sneakers: the mansion covers 4.5 acres and functions like a small city. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/13-cool-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-winchester-mystery-house-photos\/\">More quirky facts about the weirdest house in America here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure my steady readers will be familiar with my taste for horror movies. My latest shingle is hung over at Spookwire, a site dedicated to the paranormal and eerie events of all kinds. Join us this time for 5 Terrifying Horror Movies Inspired By True Events! 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