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This week I'm going to be festive and discuss an article that I came across a couple weeks ago and thought it fit the theme of Halloween. This article is about a the infamous 'Jeepers Creepers' film, which the movie itself is about a creature that emerges every 23 years for 23 days ans preys on people he takes an interest in. Although this movie is fictional, there is parts of it that are based on real events. Like the opening scene, where Trish and Darry stubble across what looks the be a man dumping a body in an old church shoot, then after spotted the creature follows them down a long country road. Weird enough, this scene is actually a work of non-fiction. That scene is actually based on Dennis DePue. Matt says, "While the factual details almost mirror the details of the film, it actually wasn’t DePue himself that inspired the film so much as it was the testimony of two eyewitnesses who saw him dump the body, a la Darry and Trish and their eyeballing of the Creeper." The article later adds further insight and evidence about the inspired events. Nevertheless, I thought this article was an interesting read that gave me chills. You should check it out!
Happy Halloween!
By: Matt (no last name provided)
Horrorfreak News
http://horrorfreaknews.com/true-story-behind-jeepers-creepers#content-anchor
I've only seen Jeepers Creepers once a few years ago, but this is interesting. It is always a good sign when movies will include bits that are based on true stories.
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