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16 Documentaries That Are So Freaky, You'll Probably Regret Watching Them

"If you made a dozen movies out of this, nobody would believe them."

We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us which documentary movie or series creeped them the hell out. Here are the disturbing results you'll want to watch ASAP.

🚨 Warning: Some of this content is truly disturbing and graphic. 🚨

1. The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (2019)

Side-by-side of Madeleine McCann and her parents

2. Last Breath (2019)

A photo of Chris Lemons in the cabin, plus a photo of a diver on the ocean floor

3. Three Identical Strangers (2018)

Bobby Shafran and his two brothers as late-teens

4. Abducted in Plain Sight (2017)

Side-by-side of Jan Broberg, vs. Jan as a kid being photographed with her kidnapper

5. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011)

Diane Schuler's wedding photos + CCTV footage of her at a gas station

6. The Woman Who Wasn’t There (2012)

Side-by-side of Tanya at the World Trade Center Memorial, vs. her ex-friend questioning who Tanya really is

7. Dreams of a Life (2011)

A photo of Joyce Vincent before she died

8. Evil Genius (2018)

Brian Wells sitting outside next to a police car with the bomb strapped around him

9. Haunters: The Art of the Scare (2017)

One main setting up his haunted house, and a guest having a panic attack while inside

10. The Keepers (2017)

Side-by-side of Sister Catherine Cesnik in everyday clothes vs. her in her habit

11. Casting JonBenét (2017)

12. Team Foxcatcher (2016)

Side-by-side fo John du Pont and Dave Schultz in their wrestling team jackets

13. The Jeffrey Dahmer Files (2012)

Jeff Dahmer's mugshot, and a screenshot of the movie where his neighbor reveals that he fed her food that probably included human flesh

14. The Family I Had (2017)

Paris Bennet on a muffled phone call with 9-1-1, revealing that he killed his sister

15. The Cannibal That Walked Free (2007)

Issei Sagawa being interviewed and talking about what he did to one of his victims

16. And Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne holding Andrew Bagby's infant son

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