Theatrical Movies based (at least in part) on actual events
The Exorcist (1973)
theme: demonic possession
Audrey Rose (1977)
theme: reincarnation
The Amityville Horror (1979)
theme: demonic haunting
The Shining (1980)
theme: negative haunting / possession
The Entity (1982)
theme: demonic haunting
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
theme: black magick / voodoo
Communion (1989)
theme: alien abduction
Fire in the Sky (1993)
theme: alien abduction
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
theme: cryptid encounter & premonition
An American Haunting (2005)
theme: negative haunting
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
theme: demonic possession
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
theme: demonic haunting
The Rite (2011)
theme: demonic possession
The Possession (2012)
theme: demonic haunting
The Conjuring (2013)
theme: demonic haunting
The Quiet Ones (2014)
theme: demonic haunting / poltergeist
Annabelle (2014)
theme: demonic haunting
The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist (2016)
theme: demonic haunting / poltergeist