Hilary Duff stars as Sharon Tate in terrifying new movie trailer based on the true crime story

It’s a chilling true crime story that took the world by storm in 1969 - and now the Tate murders have been turned into a film.

The creepy first trailer for the movie – which is set to be released in America on April 5 – stars Hilary Duff as the iconic actress Sharon Tate.

The Haunting Of Sharon Tate focuses on the days leading up to the horrifying murders of Sharon and her friends by the Manson family.

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And the most terrifying part is that it is all based on a real-life story.

Eep!

The movie was written and directed by Daniel Farrands. It also stars Jonathan Bennett and Lydia Hearst.

There’s no word yet on a New Zealand release date yet.