Is ‘Carrie’ Based On A True Story? The Chilling Inspiration Behind Amazon’s Horror

THE RUNDOWN

• Amazon Prime debuted Mike Flanagan’s eight-part miniseries ‘Carrie’ this week.
• The series is based on Stephen King’s 1974 horror novel of the same name.
• Stephen King was inspired by two young women he knew in school, “Tina White” and “Sandra ‘Sandy’ Irving.”