Rapa Nui and the Origin of the Humanoid Monoliths

In the year 2001, movie theaters across the country were terrified by the demonic evil of the antagonists and jeepers creepers. One of the movie's most terrifying scenes is actually very much based on reality. A woman named Marilyn DePew was ported missing on Easter Sunday of 1990. The ensuing car chase between Dennis and the Thornton couple will seem eerily familiar to anyone who has watched Jeepers Creepers. Although director Victor Salva never cited the DePew murder as inspiration, it's rather hard to imagine that he was an influence in some way.