Cube? Ghost Ship? He's just extra-scared of slicing.

What about The Amityville Horror? It was based on “real-world” “events”.

The Death Pancake

"Here’s my impression of him interviewing Stalin. 'Stalin! It’s so great to have you on the show. I heard you killed 30 million people. That’s crazy! Are you ready to play charades?'" — Andy Kindler on Jimmy Fallon (May 2015)

That's exactly what it is (except that Middle English is Chaucer-era, not Shakespeare-era).