10 True Stories Explained By Horror Movies
1. Devil's Pass (The Dyatlov Pass Incident)
The Dyatlov Pass Incident is one of those universally intriguing mysteries that could only ever be fully explained by someone who experienced it. That only makes it all the more frustrating that all nine hikers involved died during the event, then.
The incident itself is named after Igor Dyatlov, the leader of the 1959 expedition that consisted of nine friends heading through the Russian mountains for skiing. Their bodies were found strewn around a campsite in various states of undress, suggesting death by hypothermia or avalanche, but those explanations don't fit the evidence. The tent was cut open from the inside, one body was notably radioactive, and three members suffered from physical trauma - suggesting something far stranger than natural causes.
Enter Devil's Pass. This film sees a group of American students follow the Dyatlov trail in an attempt to uncover the truth, but instead are faced with a horrific government cover up protected by the Russian military. Discovering a hidden bunker in the pass packed full of strange, mutated creatures driven mad by teleportation tests happening inside, Devil's Pass suggests that the original Dyatlov group discovered an experimental facility that cost them their lives to ensure its secrecy.
Soon enough, it costs the American group theirs, too.