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Informally and socially, yes. Heck, there was a small amount of discrimination and even informal segregation of Asians against whites back then, such as bi racial Bruce Lee having fallout from teaching martial arts to non Chinese about 1964. Or white man walking in the park in Diamond Bar, California — the police (not Asian generally) will often hassle you, blacks more so. Monterey Park (LA) is not that different even today as we write/read. Could a white guy live in SF Chinatown back then? I have no idea, but sort of doubt it.About Asians, legally, not too much by 1960’s, and only indirectly or by immigration restrictions pre 1965. By this point, it became clear that Asians, particularly North East Asians, were pretty able, not a threat excepting those living under communism (as were white Soviets), and quite a few servicemen were marrying them, settling down to families without big troubles. Even in Mississippi, segregated schools had long since disappeared for Asians (about 1945 I think, posted below), and all of the non southern states allowed Asian/other marriages.It also depended upon your status. Some, like the aging Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee likely had no problems at all, being well connected to society and focusing upon the Chinese community anyway.Some restrictive covenants in the South, and to a degree elsewhere, were paraded in front of the prospective buyer by sleazy real estate people, though such had lost all legal right by the Supreme Court in 1948 or so. Not sure of the laws in all southern states, but in Texas Chinese could marry whites (but not in California as recently as 1946 or so, and this meant Wah Chang - Wikipedia who did Bambi, Pinocchio, and many Star Trek props could marry his beloved Glenn in her native Texas). Massachusetts first prohibited mixed white/other marriages in 1783, the same year they outlawed slavery, one of the first of the latter and the first state law against such unions in the union (US).Also, even today “As at September 9, 2019, eight states required couples to declare their racial background when applying for a marriage license, without which they cannot marry. The states are Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Virginia, New Hampshire and Alabama. As of September 9, 2019, the Virginia law was being challenged in court.” So you have to list yourself as non white, and maybe some states still have something of the one drop rule. I doubt it, and likely only a quarter or more background is necessary to state in the worst case, and one could lie in certain circumstances of appearance I suppose, and finally most certainly if it does not make a difference to your potential spouse the issue is irrelevant. Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States - WikipediaIt was never as bad as the general Black situation during the 20th Century, though at times a person could marry a Black but not an Asian, as recalled in some Pacific Coast states, the WWII internments and 1930 Watsonville riot aside. By 1960, most had drained away outside of the real estate business.In places informal discrimination is part of the US today for Asians, and every other group (including Whites, again, in places), as is the case the world over. In some countries (Ghana, I think), it was illegal for a white person to own property as of about 25 years ago. I, as a caucasian, found it difficult to find a rental in Taiwan, despite having a translator, due to the unsavory reputation of that group in said country, and of course the cultural issues.Washington State, California, and Oregon were easily some of the highest organized segregationists and discriminators against Asians, even more that in the South in places just after WWII. The Mountain States were also fairly strong sometimes, but nothing on average as much as that.In the informal segregation and discrimination, housing looms large. The housing agents, landlords, banks were a large part of this, and some may have even been part of extreme groups, well beyond the Chamber of Commerce that is.In Oregon, the last legal vestiges apparently were the the Public Accommodation Law in public facilities in 1953. The anti Black Oregon State Constitution was only repealed in 1925 List of Oregon ballot measures - Wikipedia “Repeal of Free Negro and Mulatto Section of the Constitution” by a 62.52% majority. This was an intentional oversight, though null by the 1865Black Exclusion Laws in Oregon “Incorporated into the Bill of Rights, the clause prohibited blacks from being in the state, owning property, and making contracts. Oregon thus became the only free state admitted to the Union with an exclusion clause in its constitution.”“The clause was never enforced, although several attempts were made in the legislature to pass an enforcement law. The 1865 legislature rejected a proposal for a county-by-county census of blacks that would have authorized the county sheriffs to deport blacks. A Senate committee killed the last attempt at legislative enforcement in 1866. The clause was rendered moot by the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, although it was not repealed by voters until 1926. Other racist language in the state constitution was removed in 2002.”The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1872 or so, but finally passed in Oregon in 1959, as a symbolic change of face.Oregon Remove Constitutional References to Race, Measure 14 (2002) - Ballotpedia by a 71.14% majority. That is a state measure, not US amendment, by the way.So, it was better to some degree, most certainly by the 1960’s Asians were comparably very well off.The Racist History of Portland, the Whitest City in America——————————————————————————————Just found this about Washington State: Alien Land Laws and White SupremacyAlien land laws - Wikipedia and it was officially repealed only circa 1962 in Washington State, apparently. “1923 - The 1921 law is expanded to prevent the U.S.-born children of immigrants from holding land in trust for their parents.””Fujii v. California (1952) — The Supreme Court ruled that California's 1920 Alien Land Law, and others like it, violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. “Again, want to move to a white neighborhood? There were Restrictive covenants in many neighborhoods. Covenant (law) - Wikipedia along racial lines were not enforceable by the early 1960’s and flat out illegal in 1968 (Fair Housing Act). Especially in the South, these were used to scare people away, and if the hint was not taken one would take it off the market (and put it back on the market soon as you leave).I think in some states, it was made illegal to put in such items in the court house deed, and certainly was for everyone in the US post 1968. It was likely still going on well past 1968, when the Vice President Agnew called a Japanese American reporter a “fat Jap”, wink, wink, nod, nod, as unmentioned restrictive covenants are still going on, though rarely against Asians and more often for political and possibly religious divides.Even if you find a place willing to sell to an Asian, better have cash as Redlining - Wikipedia was common. And the neighbors would come down on the seller hard, often the entire section of state in sneaky ways. This had fallen away by the 1960’s, especially with mixed marriages where a former or current service man married while stationed in Asia, but was a consideration.(The bit on running freeways through their neighborhoods also happened brutally to lower class white neighborhoods as well, though it greatly tended to be Italian, Eastern European, and such. Studs Terkel writes about this in the book Division Street. Adam Ruins Everything tends to be a bit too left wing for me, though hits the mark often and also included sources.)Wheel chair bound President FDR in the above video’s game, with the 1930’s New Deal banking situation, position was understandable. The Democrat Party then were a small, yet often wealthy minority of liberals (for equality), numerous conservative, racist Southern Democrats (much against equality), and a plurality of large urban city dwellers (almost as much against equality).—————————-For the most part, Asians had considerably more money than Blacks and Indians, and otherwise could have escaped to the suburbs. Not sure when it happened and where, but this changed in most places by 1960’s. Japanese tended to be the wealthiest, but WWII interfered with about a third of these living in the West Coast as they tended to lose almost everything if not that. In Seattle, one online article mentioned that the Japanese were still living in the Black and Indian areas, as well as the Chinese, all going to the same schools into the 1960’s.An exception to the money issue were Cadillacs. That car company had its luxury division pancaking in sales during the early Great Depression. A division manager who was about ready to lose his job thought he had nothing to lose at a board meeting.So he suggested selling the cars to Blacks, some of whom were using Whites to front for them in both the purchase and the service parts, just so they could have the pleasure of owning them. Otherwise, direct sales would not happen. The meeting finished with an agreement, as otherwise the entire division might die. It was a great success, and to this day the line is popular in that sector.The Man Who Saved The Cadillac‘Despite this official discrimination, Dreystadt had noted that an astonishing number of customers at the service departments consisted of members of the nation's tiny African-American elite:’I have no idea about Asians, though, in regards to cars. Sessue Hayakawa - Wikipedia liked big cars and fancy houses, but that was Hollywood and he was a leading star (a romantic idol, incredibly, which fueled racist backlash). My guess is no, as most Japanese in the west coast were farmers, not prone to spending even if having the money, as farmers in general normally are.Hawaiian Japanese were similar, being workers on their way up. One wealthy Japanese guy got leprosy and, IIRC, could no longer drive the expensive car he had shipped to Molokai Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement and National Historical Park - Wikipedia. A famous specialist doctor’s son, as recalled.He eventually lost his ability to control the car, and had a fellow detainee friend drive it while he gave directions, though there was only about a mile or two of roads on the isolated peninsula, hemmed in by tall mountains. Segregation in Hawaii was mutually wanted and generally not discriminatory, in the sense of only the poorest environments were available.In fact, that was a problem with Takeo Yoshikawa - Wikipedia or another spy of Pearl Harbor. One of them was interviewed years later, taking him back to Hawaii. Eventually recognized, Walter Cronkite recounted how they had to get him out in the next Japan Airlines flight as he was drunk and the other carriers would not take him. Anyway, in 1941, the spy mentioned simply found that the Japanese community had a meeting place which overlooked Pearl Harbor by coincidence, which he used to good effect.They were very mobile in Pearl and could pretty much live where ever, which was limited like all races since most of the islands were owned by very few people, usually missionary families who had often intermarried with royalty. These people did not sell and still own most of Oahu, Niihau island (Robinson family exclusively for 140 years now), etc.San Francisco Chinatown was mostly owned by the Japanese pre Pearl Harbor. This switched completely post relocation.——————————————-Washington State apparently never set a law (the original question details), though though it was attempted a couple of times in the 1930’s. Unofficial segregation there was the rule until the 1960’s in most bigger cities, enforced by dictated order.Not sure how late the color bar was used in the South. I recall reading that by the 1960’s Chinese and especially Japanese were able to use ‘white’ facilities. In the South it was up to the local government and school district. Most or many from the earliest time apparently did allow Chinese to use white schools, but some did not.All accounts seen have that the situation steadily became better, until they became sort of honorary whites (oddly, similar happened in South Africa, especially when one of the few outcast nations was Taiwan, so Chinese had complete rights there, including the legal right of living where ever they wanted, with buying or renting successfully that is.When public drinking fountains were segregated with Whites Only and Blacks Only signs, where did the Asians, Latin@s, Native Americans, etc. drink? • r/AskHistoriansPreviously many Chinese were prevented from attending white schools. This seems to have led to a potential problem later after the refusal of a certain Miss who wanted to attend a Georgian school and was denied the chance. She later grew up to be arguably one of the most powerful women ever, Soong Mei-ling - Wikipedia. (Fact check please. She was in the area at that time going to school, as was her father some 25 years or so previously.)1927 Historic Gong Lum v. Rice Mississippi School Segregation CaseKeep in mind that Rosewood, that school district, was in the delta region, a highly stratified area with overwhelmingly Black majorities (although many areas were able to get rid of the KKK and lynchings, due to the land owners often being northerners.) The Lum family ended up moving from Mississippi, according to this fine article in the New Yorker: The Supreme Court Case That Enshrined White Supremacy in LawA book on it is Water Tossing BouldersWater Tossing Boulders also points out that in Mississippi a case a few years earlier, of a white family’s children being denied to attend public school as whites because, get this, their great aunts were rumored to have married non whites. Their great grandmother was also rumored to be black. This was dis-proven from census and other information. However, the state supreme court stood fast.That book was fascinating, as it described the ins and outs of actual segregation of Asian students inside the school district, which was rather rare and apparently only in the deep South. What Pacific Coast states did, maybe even in Hawaii, is redline districts which were heavily Asian/non white and do it that way — which effectively happens today regarding blacks mainly. In Monterey Park and Diamond Bar and Daly City (all Californian), Asians pay a lot to buy into the area, a reverse of the 1960’s when there probably was more pressure in the other direction outside a major city.By 1931 or so, even in the deepest Delta this slowly slipped away, first with separate schools for Asians and then by 1945 integration everywhere as recalled (for Asians in Mississippi). But there may have been holdouts by 1960, especially informally.Keep in mind that Mississippi only in 1995, the state symbolically ratified the Thirteenth Amendment, which had abolished slavery in 1865. Though ratified 25 years ago, the state never officially notified the U.S. archivist, which kept the ratification unofficial until 2013, when Ken Sullivan contacted the office of Secretary of State of Mississippi, Delbert Hosemann, who agreed to file the paperwork and make it official. Mmm, 2013 to abolish slavery, at least technically (only 75% of states need to agree to make it an amendment, so the issue is symbolic).The first time since the Reconstruction that Republicans controlled the legislature and governorship some 140 years before was pm 2012. the year before. Or that neighboring Alabama until 1966 FACT CHECK: Did a State Democratic Party Logo Once Feature the Slogan 'White Supremacy'?”‘In 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, “The prejudice of race appears to be stronger in the states that have abolished slavery than in those where it still exists; and nowhere is it so intolerant as in those states where servitude has never been known.” Which is very true back then, and to some degree even now. Towns are very segregated still in the north as well as the south, though technically by way of money.Still, the most outrageous acts were about the South, primarily regarding Black people: “In 1930, the city of Birmingham made it illegal for a black person and a white person to play dominoes or checkers together. In 1932, Atlanta prohibited amateur baseball clubs of different races from playing within two blocks of each other. In 1935, Oklahoma required the separation of races when fishing or boating.”Mountain states were better by that time for Asians, though many not for Blacks. http://stereocandies.blogspot.com/2013/12/nichelle-nichols-dark-side Beyond Uhura, pg 74–76 -of-moon-1974.html (not true — it was in the 1950’s according to her biography, ). Nichols, Uhura on Star Trek, had a night club sponsor — a white who made his fortune in the Alaskan mines — amazed as well, as absolutely no one would let her have a hotel or motel room in a Mormon state, only based upon her ethnic background.Finally an Italian couple agreed. “She’s colored.” ‘Well, what color is she?’ “American and negro” ‘If she doesn’t mind Italians, she is welcome.’ “It would be well into the sixties before integration came to Salt Lake City.” Black people and Mormon priesthood - Wikipedia (prohibited until 1978) .Las Vegas casinos were also barred to Blacks Is there racism in Las Vegas?, but again apparently not Asians much by that point. A Japanese American Wendy Yoshimura - Wikipedia in the SLA was hiding from the FBI with Patty Hearst in North Eastern Pennyslvania and received numerous racist taunts in 1973 in the rural area, so it still happened. Wingshooters author claims 1960 racism growing up as a biracial Asian child in rural Wisconsin, apparently due to the Vietnam War.Back to Madame Chang:What a 71-Year-Old Article by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek Tells Us About China TodayInteresting that she died only 14 years ago in 2003 at New York City, aged 103 years old.Also keep in mind also that modest numbers Filipinos have been in the South for a long time, initially at least since the 1700’s and seem to have been accepted more than either Indians or Blacks, some possibly in the ARW at country founding and many serving in the forces of the US army during the War of 1812, albeit in an area of US with as much French (Napoleonic Code & Parishes) as Anglo influence, thus more tolerant generally to Asians in particular:Manila Village - Wikipedia=========================Although the first Filipino arrived in California in the 16th Century**, “the first documentation of a Filipino residing in California did not occur until 1781, when Antonio Miranda Rodriguez was counted in the census as a "chino". Demographics of Filipino Americans - Wikipedia**1587, in Morro Bay, California, by San Luis Obispo.Filipinos were first-to America - INQUIRER.net USA“Nuestra Senora de Esperanza, comandered by Pedro de Unamuno - Wikipedia”, this being 33 years before the Mayflower and about the same time as the failed Roanoke Colony - Wikipedia . He was just a crewman, I guess, and the English might have visited what is now America in the times of the chartered boat with the last 1497 voyage with John Cabot - Wikipedia (which apparently disappeared, the second one reaching Newfoundland).Still, and interesting detail of how far back it went. Discrimination was not so pronounced until later, of course. My grandfather was a front man for a group of Filipino businessmen in East Los Angeles. By law they had to keep their wives in Baja, unless they were Mexican which then they could move up to Los Angeles. Funny thing was that when they came, Philippines was a colony of the US.———————————————————————-When living near Tacoma in the 1970’s, neighbors of ours were Filipino. He went to Guam from the islands for a few weeks labor contract circa 1952, almost immediately got drafted to Korea, and spent about 8 years in the US Army. Ike’s son reviewed his group in a successful LAWS shot, so he got a medal. Not sure when he got citizenship, but his son became a city councilor of Marysville, the first Asian if recalled correctly.But this was out a ways from the suburbs, near a small Indian reservation, and I think they moved in about 1965. There were only 10 homes on that stretch back then.It was fantastic, on a then quiet road with Mt. Rainier in the background and huge trees (now logged). There should not have ever been restrictions then or any other time, probably, so far from town.———————————————————in WWII, the Japanese were forcibly prevented from moving back to the counties they left 3 years earlier. Truman even got involved, but firmly on the Japanese American’s side to his credit:https://www.quora.com/Did-Harry-Truman-hate-the-Japanese/answer/Thomas-B-Walsh/comment/84803024By 1960, Asian (and Hispanic) servicemen especially found they could talk their way past salesmen trying to restrict the markets, so many moved to the LA suburbs or at least the San Fernando Valley - Wikipedia. I do not think it was so easy in Portland or Seattle, but do your own research on that one.———————————————————Linda Lee Cadwell - Wikipedia married Bruce Lee - Wikipedia in 1964 in Seattle, and her family/friends were very much against the idea considering the prejudice and discrimination still widely in existence around Washington for her and any children. Seems it was easier for servicemen and their Asian wives, though. So she has indicated.‘Fear tactics non-withstanding, the repeal movement captured its long awaited victory against the racist alien land laws in 1966. Asian immigrants making their way to Washington State in the new wave of immigration ushered in by the 1965 Immigration Act would no longer have to jump through hoops to own homes or buy land.’ Or at least it could not so obvious.This was the Washington state’s last gasp of official racism. Plus the federally guaranteed rights and laws about the same time spelled the end of all but the most cloaked racial discrimination, especially around the military bases. Anti base discrimination was another matter.Yes, the state had its share of worst case idiots, done about the same time as the White River banditry in the 1920’s:‘Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project ‘He subsequently sent a letter on July 20, 1923 to Admiral S.S. Robinson on the U.S.S. California requesting that the Admiral grant all regional Navy Klansmen leave to attend a Seattle Klan meeting on July 25.3’Ouch! But that was long in the past by that point for any such overt show.https://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/editorials/article224571325.html‘After the Great Depression, lenders, developers and other power brokers systematically denied people of color and immigrants the benefits of homeownership. A News Tribune story last summer used old redline maps … “No part or parcel of land ... shall be rented or leased to or used or occupied, in whole or in part, by any person of the African or Asiatic descent, nor by any person not of the white or Caucasian race, other than domestic servants domiciled with an owner or tenant and living in their home.”’Red area is for non whites, `Fourth Grade. Note the no color area, which I am not sure what it meant, maybe outside city limits. In the 1980’s: ‘Their real estate agent slipped the covenants to them with an “oh, by the way,”’ which have no legality, but apparently the words were still sometimes used by those who wished to preserve the status quo. Above url source.In Tacoma, this was overwhelmingly against Asians and (American) Indians, particularly the former I think; but interestingly the Puyallup people - Wikipedia Reservation makes almost all of the land to the east of this map, and most of the people living there today are white. Port of Tacoma - Wikipedia only joined the city in 1918, and the Indians were compensated in 1989 with 162 million USD and ‘other benefits’ for the 112 acres taken. Almost all the land is now in white hands, though a fair amount is not.

The terrifying true stories that your favorite horror movies are based on"The Strangers."Rogue PicturesHorror films have produced some of the most iconic figures in pop culture, like Ghostface or Pennywise.But not all scary movies are completely fictional — some of the most chilling films are actually based on real life.For example, "The Exorcist" was based on the real exorcism of Roland Doe.While scary movies often seem too terrifying to be real, that's unfortunately not always the case. The recently released horror film "Veronica," which is apparently too scary to even finish, is based on a true story.And that's not the only horror flick based in truth.Keep reading to learn about 21 gruesome real-life tales that some of the all-time best scary movies are based on."Veronica" is about a Spanish teenager who used a Ouija board to contact a dead loved one with disastrous consequences.The film was released on Netflix in early March. Sony PicturesThe film is based on a real Spanish teenager whose death was never solved.In 1992, a student named Estefania Gutierrez performed a "makeshift séance" at her high school. A few months later, she died in the hospital — after experiencing seizures and claiming to see shadowy figures.The story gets even stranger: a year after Gutierrez died, her parents called the policebecause they were experiencing paranormal activity, similar to the shadowy figures their daughter had reported. The police was skeptical, until they too heard disembodied noises. The official report called the home "a situation of mystery and rarity.""The Conjuring" is about the Perron family and the traumatic experiences they're having in their new Rhode Island home.Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren. Warner Bros.The Perrons (husband Roger, wife Carolyn, and their five daughters) moved into what was known as the Old Arnold Estate in 1970. Almost immediately, the family reportedparanormal activity, such as floating or moving furniture, doors opening and closing, disembodied sounds, and even being pushed, pulled, and hurt by unseen spirits.Upon calling in paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, they found that the property was haunted by various ghosts, but that one particularly malevolent spirit called Bathsheba was preying on them. Bathsheba, who lived on the property in the 1800s, had been a suspected Satanist, and was charged for the violent murder of her first child."The Conjuring 2" is about a girl being possessed by a demon in London.Vera Farmiga reprised her role as Lorraine Warren for the sequel. New Line CinemaThe Hodgson family reported experiencing unusual phenomena in their London home in August 1977 (like furniture flying through the air, and objects hurling towards witnesses).Most famously, however, Janet, one of three Hodgson children, claimed she was being possessed by a man named Bill Wilkins — it was later confirmed that a man by that name did in fact live in the house, and died there of a brain hemorrage.While Janet did admit that around "two percent" of the haunting was made up, she maintains that the Enfield Poltergeist was real. You can listen to audio of her while she was allegedly posessed to make up your own mind."Annabelle" and "Annabelle: Creation" tell the story of Annabelle, an evil doll that terrorizes her owner.The theatrical version of Annabelle. Warner Bros.Annabelle is a doll that is believed to be imbued with an evil spirit. While the real-life Raggedy Ann doll (which can be viewed at Ed and Lorraine Warren's Occult Museum in Monroe, Connecticut) is much less creepy looking than her movie counterpart, she is said to have terrorized her owner.The story of the doll begins in 1970, when a nurse received it as a birthday gift from her mother. She soon began to notice that the doll would change positions by itself. She then started finding creepy notes with messages like "Help me" written on them. And, allegedly, she once found the doll leaking blood.Once again the Warrens were contacted for help. According to them, the doll wasn't possessed, but being manipulated by a spirit. They cleansed the home and took the doll to their museum, where it remains to this day."The Amityville Horror" connects the murders of the DeFeo family with a demonic presence in the house.The real "Amityville Horror" home on Long Island. Paul Hawthorne/Getty ImagesOn November 13, 1974 at 3.15 a.m., Ronald DeFeo Jr. stole his father's shotgun and murdered his entire family in their home in Amityville, New York, caiming that voices in the house made him do it. He was later convicted and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.A year later, the Lutz family moved into the home, and claimed to experience paranormal activity almost immediately.George — the patriarch of the Lutz family — claimed to wake up frequently at 3.15 a.m. (the time of the murders) and hear gun shots. His daughter Missy gained an imaginary friend Jodie, which was also the name of a DeFeo daughter. Missy says she did not know anything about the murders at the time.The Lutz family fled their home only 28 days after moving in, sparking one of the greatest debates in paranormal history: is the Amityville home haunted?"The Haunting in Connecticut" is about a family that moved into a former funeral home, which turns out to be haunted.The film was released in 2009. Lionsgate"The Haunting in Connecticut" is based on the plight of the Snedeker family (changed to Campbell in the movie).The Snedekers moved into a new home in the '80s to be closer to the University of Connecticut's hospital, since their son Phillip was undergoing treatment for cancer. The family soon realized that the house they had moved into used to be a funeral home.According to mother Carmen, Phillip quickly became withdrawn and angry, and started seeing a ghostly man who would tell him to lash out. She eventually sent him away, though it's unclear whether he went to stay with family, or whether she had him committed (there are reports of both). Either way, after Phillip left things allegedly got a lot worse for the rest of the family.They eventually called in a priest to perform an exorcsim (as well as the Warrens, who make another appearance)."The Strangers" is a terrifying look into the mindset of monsters who commit crimes just because they can.A sequel is planned for March 2018. Rogue PicturesThe poster for "The Strangers" claims that the film was "inspired by true events," though it's more of an amalgam of a few terrifying true tales.Director Bryan Bertino said he drew his main inspiration from an experience from his childhood. "As a kid, I lived in a house on a street in the middle of nowhere. One night, while our parents were out, somebody knocked on the front door and my little sister answered it. At the door were some people asking for somebody that didn't live there. We later found out that these people were knocking on doors in the area and, if no one was home, breaking into the houses."Bertino has also cited the Manson murders and the unsolved murders of the Sharp family, known as the Keddie Cabin Murders."The Exorcist," one of the most beloved horror films of all time, is about a preteen girl who becomes possessed by a demon.Creepy."The Exorcist," is based on the story of a 14-year-old boy known as Roland Doe, who began exhibiting strange behavior in 1949. His family reported furniture moving on its own, scratches all over Doe's body, and loud, disembodied voices.After a cross-country move, and no change in Doe's strange behavior, his familyenlisted the help of the Catholic church. One of the priests involved in the Doe case, Father Raymond Bishop, kept a diary. One of his entries stated "at midnight, the Fathers planned to give (Roland) Holy Communion, but Satan would have no part of it. Even while the institution of the Blessed Sacrament was explained, his body was badly scratched and branded. The word 'HELLO' was printed on his chest and thigh."Eventually, after multiple attempts, the "demon" was exorcised and Doe returned to normal. He never spoke of the incident publicly."The Exorcism of Emily Rose" is also about a girl possessed by a demon."The Exorcism of Emily Rose." Sony Pictures ReleasingThe story of Anneliese Michel is tragic. When Michel was 17, she experienced the first symptoms of her alleged possession. She was diagnosed with epilepsy, and given medication to help treat the disease.But the meds didn't help. Michel continued to have seizures, and began to claim she was having visions, and hearing voices telling her she was a sinner. She became depressed, and turned to religion: at her peak, she was genuflecting (kneeling) 600 times a day, eventually rupturing her knee ligaments.By the time Michel was 23, she had been treated with dozens of different medications (nothing helped), and had undergone 67 exorcisms in 10 months. She eventually stopped eating, and died of starvation in 1976.Her parents and two of her priests were later found guilty of negligent homicide for allowing her to starve."The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" describes a group of hitchhikers that pick the wrong family to catch a ride from — they end up being cannibals.Leatherface. Bryanston DistributingThe main villain of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is Leatherface, who was based on real-life killer Ed Gein.Gein, who grew up in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in the early 1900s, was obsessed with his mother: he rarely interacted with anyone besides her, and when she died he spiraled.Known as "the Butcher of Plainfield" he is suspected to have killed several victims, but, more disturbingly, took to robbing the graves of recently buried women.He used their body parts to create a "woman suit" that he wore, pretending to be his mother. He also had lamps, belts, and bowls made out of human body parts."Poltergeist" tells the story of a family who buys a haunted house that was built on top of a Native American burial ground.The terrifying clown doll from "Poltergeist." MGM/UA Entertainment CompanyThe plot of 1982 classic "Poltergeist" was based on the Hermann family of Long Island, New York, who claimed to be haunted by a poltergeist that made objects fly through their home.The Hermann family eventually moved away, but maintain that the house was haunted."When a Stranger Calls" is about a babysitter who's being terrorized by a mysterious caller that's inside the house with her.Camila Belle in "When a Stranger Calls." Screen GemsThe film is based on the real unsolved murder of 13-year-old Janett Christman in 1950.Christman was babysitting three-year-old Greg Romack, when she called the Columbia Police Department and told them to "come quick," but hung up before the police could trace her call. When the Romacks returned home, they discovered Christman's body in a pool of a blood. She had been raped and strangled with a cord. The police eventually ruled that it had been an "inside job" — the killer knew the house and its layout well."Dead Ringers" explores the mysterious deaths of a pair of creepy, co-dependent twin brothers.Jeremy Irons played both twins. Twentieth Century FoxThe Marcus twins shared a gynecology practice, an apartment in New York City, a house in the Hamptons... and eventually their death.Apparently, 45-year-olds Stewart and Cyril Marcus were addicted to barbiturates: though, when their decomposing bodies were found, their mysterious deaths were first ruled as being caused by an overdose, then by withdrawal (they may have been attempting to wean themselves off the drugs).Some say that Cyril outlived his brother by a couple of days, and continued to live in the apartment before eventually dying himself."Jaws" is the story of a small beachside town that's being terrorized by a vengeful shark.They needed a bigger boat. Jaws/IMDBThe terrifying tale of the most famous great white shark ever is based upon a string of shark attacks on the Jersey Shore in 1916. First, 25-year-old Charles Vansant bled to death from a bite in Beach Haven, New Jersey. Five days later — and 45 miles north — a bellhop from Spring Lake also bled to death from a shark bite.The story only gets more terrifying. The same shark then swam 30 miles north and 10 miles inland, killing both a boy and a man trying to save the boy in a creek.Finally, the fifth victim was attacked 30 minutes later in the same creek — he survived.George Burgess, an ichthyologist (scientist who concentrates on the study of fish),called it the "most unique set of shark attacks that have ever occurred.""The Girl Next Door" is about a boy who tries to save his neighbor from her twisted adopted family."The Girl Next Door." Modern DistributorsThe murder of Sylvia Likens is known as the "worst crime in Indiana history." Likens was just 16 when she was found dead in the basement of her temporary home.Her carnival-worker parents left Sylvia and her sister in the care of 37-year-old Gertrude Baniszewski, a mother of seven, paying Baniszewski by the week.Three months later, on October 26, 1965, police found Sylvia emaciated corpse, apparently covered in hundreds of wounds. Baniszewski — with the help of some of her kids and a few neighborhood kids — had tortured the girl to death.Baniszewski served 20 years in prison, but was eventually released on parole. The rest of the children that were involved served between two and seven years."The Possession" is the tale of a family being tortured by a demon inside a Dibbuk box.Before killing zombies on "The Walking Dead," Jeffrey Dean Morgan starred in this horror flick. LionsgateJames Haxton posted the real Dibbuk box on eBay with a chilling description of events that befell him after he bought it at an estate sale. He claimed that he bought the box for his mom's birthday, and that she almost instantaneously had a stroke upon receiving it.He also claimed that the final straw inspiring him to get rid of the box was when his sister, brother, and brother's wife all stayed over, and all reported having the same exact nightmare.You might be wondering what exactly a dibbuk is: according to Live SciFi, it's a "malicious or malevolent possessing spirit believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person" that escaped from Sheol (Judaism's version of Hell)."The Rite" is based upon the life of a real priest, Father Gary Thomas, and his time at the Vatican while training to become an exorcist.Anthony Hopkins in "The Rite." Warner Bros."The Rite" is based on the life of Father Gary Thomas, a priest that's one of 14 Vatican-certified exorcists that works in the US. According to Thomas, he's exorcised the demons from five people, and receives multiple requests for excorcisms daily.Father Thomas trained for three months in Rome to become a certified exorcist,completing his training in 2005. Of his time there he said "I encountered a lot of people with diabolical attachments... I had never seen what I am seeing now.""Wolf Creek" is about three backpackers in the Australian Outback that unknowingly hitch a ride from a sadistic murderer."Wolf Creek" is an Australian film. Dimension FilmsThe horrifying tale of the backpackers in "Wolf Creek" is based on a real string of murders that occurred in Australia's Belanglo State Forest in the '90s by Ivan Milat, aka "the Backpacker Killer."Milat maintains that he is innocent, but was convicted for torturing and killing at least seven people, all backpackers and hitchhikers. Some think that he killed even more."Eaten Alive" is about the mentally disturbed owner of a Texas hotel that feeds people to his pet crocodile."Eaten Alive" had the same director as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."Motion Picture Marketing (MPM)Eccentric bootlegger Joe Ball owned a Texas bar called the Sociable Inn in the early 1900s. He also kept multiple alligators in an enclosure near the saloon.A known ladies' man, Ball had relations with various waitresses, bartenders, and hostesses — three of which went missing. Turns out, Ball had murdered two of them.Many believe he then fed them to his pet alligators, though there was never any evidence — his keeping them as pets was enough to cause concern and create rumors.When the police came around for questioning in 1938, however, he shot himself in the heart."Open Water" tells the harrowing tale of a couple fighting to stay alive after their boat leaves them behind in the middle of the ocean.A bit more realistic than the shark from "Jaws." Lions Gate FilmsTom and Eileen Longergan were scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia in 1998, when they were left behind by their boat after someone messed up the headcount. They were never heard from again.The diving company didn't even realize they were missing until two days later, when their passports and other personal effects were found on the boat. Months after their disappearance, Tom's dive slate was found 100 miles north of their original disappearance. He had written "We have been abandoned ... by M.V. Outer Edge. [...] Help!" Their dive jackets and one of Eileen's fins eventually washed ashore, but there was no signs of a shark attack or any other violent activity.Some believe they were eaten by sharks, while others maintain that it was a murder-suicide pact.Their bodies were never found."A Nightmare On Elm Street" is best known for bringing Freddy Krueger, a serial killer who murders people in their dreams, into the mainstream.No, Freddy's not the real part. New Line CinemaThe idea for this iconic franchise came from a Los Angeles Times article that Wes Craven, the film's writer and director, read, about a boy that was too terrified to sleep after surviving the Killing Fields in Cambodia.Here's what Craven said to Vulture about his inspiration: "He told his parents he was afraid that if he slept, the thing chasing him would get him, so he tried to stay awake for days at a time. When he finally fell asleep, his parents thought this crisis was over. Then they heard screams in the middle of the night. By the time they got to him, he was dead. He died in the middle of a nightmare. Here was a youngster having a vision of a horror that everyone older was denying. That became the central line of 'Nightmare on Elm Street.'"

James Cameron Drew That Charcoal of Naked Kate WinsletThat slightly scandalous charcoal drawing of a topless Kate Winslet in Titanic was drawn by none other than the director himself, James Cameron. If you want something done right, sometimes you just need to do it yourself.2Alien's Androids Are AlphabetizedWhile the alien franchise swaps in different androids for (almost) every installment, there is an interesting consistency to them: they go in alphabetical order. Ash, Bishop, Call, and, most recently, David (played by Michael Fassbender in Prometheus and Alien: Covenant).3There Will Be Blood Disrupted Shooting for No Country for Old MenThe two instant-classic pseudo-westerns of 2007 filmed in the same area of Marfa, Texas, around the same time, which created issues when a pyrotechnical test for There Will Be Blood created a huge smoke cloud that got into the shot for No Country For Old Men. Joel and Ethan Coen had to wait for it to dissipate before they could get back to shooting.Image via Wikimedia Commons4Psycho Is the First U.S. Film to Feature a Toilet FlushingShutterstockAt a time it was considered inappropriate to show a toilet being flushed on screen, Alfred Hitchcock saw an opportunity to add some extra shock to his already shocking film—presenting a scrap of paper, which proves an important clue, failing to flush in a toilet. In the book, the clue was an earring found in the bathroom, but Hitchcock changed it to a piece of paper actually in the toilet, partly to add an extra jolt for viewers.5Toy Story 2 Was Almost DeletedA command entered in the "master machine" where the animation for Toy Story 2 was stored deleted 90 percent of the work the Pixar team had done on it. As Mental Floss describe, "A plan was quickly hatched to restore the data from a regular backup, which meant that only half a day of work would have been lost. But the backup system had failed. Pixar, incredibly, did not have a copy of the Toy Story 2 files on its servers." Fortunately, the film's technical director had a copy she had been working on from home, and much of it was restored.6Pet Rats Sold Big After RatatouilleAfter the success of the 2007 film telling the story of the lovable, culinary-inspired vermin, kids everywhere asked their parents, "Can we get one? I promise I'll take care of it." At least one domestic pet chain saw sales of pet rats jump 50 percent after the movie's release. We wonder how many of those rats immediately became parental responsibilities…7And Clownfish Vanished After Finding NemoJust as there was a run on pet rats, the population of clownfish in their natural habitats took a precipitous drop following the release of Finding Nemo, which stars a clownfish.marine biologists reported that the numbers of the fish dropped by as much as 75 percent in the Australian reefs they inhabit.8The Wallet in Pulp Fiction Was Quentin Tarantino'sJules' wallet in Pulp Fiction that reads "Bad #&$&*@$" actually belonged to the director—who picked it up because of its reference to the 1971 film Shaft. As it happened, Samuel L. Jackson would go on to play the character that inspired the wallet in the 2000 remake of Shaft.9Casablanca's Sam Was a DrummerShutterstockThough now famous as the piano player at Rick's Café Américain, Dooley Wilson, the actor who played Sam, was an experienced musician and bandleader—but not a piano player. He was a drummer, and mimed the piano playing. "As Time Goes By" was dubbed in later.10Paul Schrader Wrote Taxi Driver in Two WeeksThough it would quickly cruise its way into film history, the script for Taxi driver came together in just a few days. As screenwriter Paul Schrader told The hollywood reporter, "I crashed at an ex-girlfriend's place, and I just wrote continuously. The first draft was maybe 60 pages, and I started the next draft immediately, and it took less than two weeks."10The Snow in Wizard of Oz Is AsbestosShutterstockIn that famous poppy-field scene in Wizard of Oz, the snow coming down is calming to Dorothy and her posse. But they should probably have been far less relaxed as these were actually asbestos-based fake snowflakes—a popular Christmas decoration throughout the United States and Europe at the time. Wicked, indeed.12There Were 10,297 Balloons in UpThe animators who created the pack of balloons in Up actually created every single one. The film's effects artist, Jon Reisch, told Tech Radar that, "The entire canopy is filled with balloons. We didn't just simulate the outer shell." And they even got a specific count of exactly the number of balloons: 10,297.13Jurassic Park Raptors Sound Like Tortoises MatingThe terrifying noises made by the raptors in Jurassic Park were sourced from recordings of tortoises mating. The sound designer also experimented with horses breathing and geese hissing, but the tortoises proved the most evocative.14Toto Earned More Than the Munchkins on The Wizard of OzA lot more, in fact. The canine actor earned $125 per week for his efforts, while the actors playing the Munchkins brought in just $50 a week.15Jaws' Most Famous Line Was ImprovisedThe best-known line from Jaws ("You're gonna need a bigger boat," not "We're gonna need a bigger boat," as it's often misquoted, by the way) was not in the actual script. Actor Roy Scheider said it throughout the filming, joking about the small boat the producers had selected to hold the filming equipment, and it ended up in the final cut.16Three Major Horror Franchises Were Inspired by the Same Serial KillerIt takes one particularly terrifying creep to inspire Hannibal Lecter, Norman Bates, and Leatherface, but that's the legacy left by horrifying serial killer Ed Gein. When he was finally caught and his house of horrors in Plainfield, Wisconsin, discovered, police found masks and lampshades made from human skin, among plenty of other atrocities. His astonishing depravity proved a source of creative inspiration.Image via Wikimedia Commons17Gene Hackman Was Originally Going to Play Hannibal LecterSpeaking of Hannibal the cannibal, while Anthony Hopkins turned the crazy-smart serial killer into an unforgettable cultural touchstone, the role was originally supposed to go to Gene Hackman, who bought the rights to The Silence of the Lambs and had planned on directing the film himself. He backed off the project when he decided that the role was too dark for his taste.18The Most Profitable Film of All Time Is Paranormal ActivityThanks to its microscopic budget and major success at the box office, the 2007 film Paranormal Activity, scored a return on investment of 19,758 percent, absolutely blowing away the next most profitable film (2015 horror film The Gallows, with an ROI of 6,843 percent). It cost just $60,000 to make and another $400,000 or so to market, yet ultimately brought in more than $89 million.19The Two Least Profitable Films Both Take Place on MarsIf you're looking to score big box office bucks, stay away from Mars. The two biggest money losers of all time both take place on that planet, with the 2012 sci-fi bomb John Carter holding the No. 2 spot with a loss of almost $127 million, outdone only by Mars Needs Moms, from a year earlier, which lost its studio more than $143 million—the worst ROI ever.20Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Was Originally the Other Way AroundThe original script for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, by William Goldman, was originally titled The Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy. That all flipped when Paul Newman, maybe the biggest star on the planet at the time of production, took the role of Butch.21Harry Potter Has Brit Rock CameosThe Harry Potter franchise boasts basically every British character actor in film, but it also squeezed in some British rock stars, too. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Weird Sisters include Pulp members Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey as well as Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway.22American Psycho Was Inspired by Tom CruiseChristian Bale explained that he drew inspiration from a Cruise interview on David Letterman's show, in which he was struck by the star's "very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes," as American Psycho's director, Mary Harron, put it.23George Lucas' Dog Inspired ChewbaccaThe creator of the Star Wars world would drive around with his large Alaskan Malamute in the front seat of his car, which he described as "bigger than a human being and very long-haired." The affection he felt for the dog was what gave him the idea for the connection between Han Solo and Chewbacca. (Fun fact: He was named Indiana.)Image via Wikimedia Commons24Bill Murray Was Considered for the Role of BatmanShutterstockIn addition to Kevin Costner, Pierce Brosnan, and Mel Gibson, Bill Murray was considered for the role of the caped crusader in the 1989 film Batman. That was, until director Tim Burton came on board and went with Michael Keaton.25The Bridge Explosion in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Had to Be Shot TwiceThe big scene in this Spaghetti Western classic—when Blondie and Tuco blow up the bridge leading to the cemetery where the gold is believed to be buried—had to be shot twice. A misunderstanding led to the dynamite around the bridge being detonated before cameras were ready to catch it, requiring the bridge to be rebuilt and the whole thing to be shot again.26Scream Was Originally Titled Scary MovieWhile the Wayans brothers' spoof of Scream went with the not-so-subtle title of Scary Movie, they would have had to get a bit more creative if the movie they were sending up had stuck with its original title. Now-disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who produced the original, heard the Michael Jackson song "Scream" in his car and decided he liked that better than the title that the project had originally been given, and the name stuck.27John Landis Loves Casting Other Directors in His MoviesDirectors may have a reputation as egomaniacs that don't like to share the spotlight, but John Landis has proven happy to give other directors cameos in his films. Frank Oz and Steven Spielberg both appeared in The Blues Brothers; George Lucas popped up in Beverly Hills Cop III; Into the Night featured Amy Heckerling, David Cronenberg, Jonathan Demme, and others; and Dario Argenta played a paramedic in Innocent Blood.28Oscar Winners Used to Be Announced Before the CeremonyshuttershockDuring the early years of the Academy Awards, the organization provided newspapers with the names in advance, with the agreement that they would not publish the names until 11 p.m. Of course, then someone had to ruin it for everyone, when The Los Angeles Times broke this rule during the heated 1940 competition, announcing that Gone With the Wind had won before the statue had been handed out. It led to a rule change that stands today. And for more trivia straight from the Dolby, check out these 30 Oscars Telecast Jokes That Totally Bombed.29The Matrix Code Comes From SushiThose complex-looking green digits scrolling down the screen in The Matrix may look like mysterious code, but in fact they were symbols from a sushi cookbook, scanned by the movie's production designer.30John Travolta Is Actually Pulling the Needle Out of Uma Thurman's ChestThe grizzly scene in Pulp Fiction where Travolta jams a needle into Uma Thurman's chest to try to revive her from her overdose was actually filmed backwards. It allowed to create the effect of the needle actually making contact with the actress—without requiring Travolta to risk puncturing her.