Shadowy figures, creaking doorways, and bumps in the night! Ghost stories have provided spine-tingling entertainment for centuries, but the best and most terrifying tales are those based on true events. In the last hundred years, many horror films have taken inspiration from real-life paranormal occurrences. My new resource, Reel Life Haunted Houses, reveals the bone-chilling details in the history of five real-life haunted houses, and the famous films that shared their spooky stories on the big screen.
Students will read about five real life haunted houses that inspired the films, The Amityville Horror, The Conjuring, Winchester, Poltergeist, and The Shining. After reading, students will choose one of eight creative writing short story prompts to extend the ghostly stories even further.
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