Horror Movies That Have A Real Life Inspiration

"The Blob" arrived in theaters in 1958, introducing audiences to a rolling goo that consumes everything in its path, from people fleeing to entire buildings. As far-fetched as this beloved monster movie's premise is, it was actually inspired by something that witnesses claimed actually happened eight years earlier.

As recounted by Gizmodo, in the year 1950, two on-duty police officers in Philadelphia claimed that they saw something strange fall from the sky. When they found the thing that had fallen, they claimed that it was 6 feet across, purple, and glittered oddly while releasing vapor. When one of the men touched it, his hand allegedly got covered in a clear, sticky substance. The police called for backup, summoning more officers and even the FBI — but they claimed that within half an hour, the strange goo dissolved.

As described by Nerdist, although the discovery of the blob in the movie is very similar to the story told by the Philadelphia policemen, the filmmakers never outright confirmed that "The Blob" was based on the peculiar incident. However, as many involved with the production were from Pennsylvania, it's highly likely that they had heard the story.

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