Veronica: Is Netflix’s TERRIFYING new horror movie based on a TRUE story?
VERONICA is terrifying movie fans on Netflix, but is the horror based on a true story?
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The Spanish horror sees a teenage girl attacked by an evil supernatural force when using a Ouija board.
Along with two classmates, Veronica attempts to contact her dead father, but gets much more than she bargained for.
While the film is an original story, the script is loosely based on the true events of the 1991 Vallecas case, involving the sudden death of Estefanía Gutiérrez Lázaro.
The Spanish teenager and her friends were playing with a Ouija board, but when were stopped when their teacher found them.
Veronica: Is Netflix’s TERRIFYING new horror movie based on a TRUE story?
Veronica is losely based on the 1991 Vallecas case
Following the use of the Ouija board, Estefanía’s parents discovered she was hallucinating, convulsing, hearing voices and seeing “evil” shadows.
While she was examined by a number of doctors, no one could figure out what was wrong with her.
A few months later she was discovered dead in her bedroom, with no explanation of cause of death.
Estefanía’s parents believed her sudden passing had something to do with that Ouija board and after her death they claimed to experience paranormal activity at home.
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Estefanía Gutiérrez Lázaro died suddenly a few months after using a Ouija board
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Her parents said they witnessed slamming doors, faint whispering and electric appliances switching on and off.
But when they finally moved house, that all stopped.
Veronica is on Netflix now.