Once I figure out how to actually CLOSE the "Best Horror Movie of All Time" Poll voting, I’ll do it. (Dear Lord, PUH-LEAZE let it be easier than posting the thing!)
And the big winner was …
“The Exorcist” – with 7 votes (35%)
Followed by, in descending order
“You Name It” – 5 (25%)
“Psycho” – 4 (20%)
“The Silence of the Lambs” – 2 (10%)
“The Shining” – 1 (5%)
“Rosemary’s Baby” – 1 (5%)
Tabulating the “You Name It” folks …
Patty went with “Night of the Living Dead”
Terrie C. Williams named one that almost made the list – “Jaws”
“The GOP Debates” (Good one, Joanne)
And one Swiss-like abstention by gene
I was surprised by how many folks commented they did NOT like horror movies, as I really tried to avoid a lot of slasher-movies.
If you want to get into the proper Halloween “spirit”, for those of you who missed it and are looking for some holiday hoots (but not the owl-type), here’s a Link to “Friday Fun – A Spooktacular Boonanza of Fun”
It was a hoot to put it together, so head on over that way …
And I hope you have as much fun enjoying it as I did putting it together.
8 Responses to “10/31/15 – Poll Results for “Best Horror Movie of All Time””
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Thanks for posting the result. I do like the old Boris Karloff and Vincent Price moc=vies, my favorite being The Raven. I remember going to the Avon Theater in Utica, NY to watch it when I was much younger than today.
Someone else who likes "The Raven"! I love it too. Jack Nicholson's first appearance anywhere, and a lovely performance by Peter Lorre. I think I have it on VHS. I also love Price in the complete Gilbert and Sullivan they made, I think in the eighties. He was in Ruddigore. I have all of those on VHS. Joel Gray was also in one and William Conrad in another. Quite a project.
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The short video clip of the woman and skeleton was from an old Vincent Price film. I had forgotten about his films until I saw this clip. I remember seeing this as a kid so long ago that I have forgotten about my own age. lol. Vincent made a number of films in this genre without the use CGI. Boris Karloff was an early master of horror films.
While I didn't vote mainly because there was no comment page, I would have gone with what was on the list. Psycho was my first choice as it was a milestone in cinema history and made in 1960! Alfred Hitchcock made a lot of money with this film than any of his other films. I don't really consider Psycho as a horror film but more of a suspense film. I liked Carrie better than The Exorcist. I did think about the GOP debate as a thought. lol! Another film I liked was An American Werewolf in London (1981).
Looks like I am one of a few in PP that enjoys a good horror film. I liked Jaws but I don't consider it a horror film although I did jump out of my seat at the theater. We were sitting in the very front row in the middle as they were the last four seats left in sold-out movie theater.
Top 100 horror movies per Rotten Tomatoes
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/top_100_horror_movies/
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You and I, good friend, are very much in sync.
Rotten Tomatoes was one of my sources.
And I agree w/ your characterization that a number of them were not (to my way of thinking) "Horror" movies – but more "Suspense" movies.
It's maybe strange for some, but I could never really get into Hallowe'en, even as a kid. Nor did I get into scarey or horror movies. The movies never appealed to me but I am well aware of Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre etc. I do remember finding their movies boring and moving on to other activities.
Even though Halloween was the inducement for your poll on horror movies, it turned out that most of us didn't think slasher movies were entertaining and that we were more partial to suspense, something you had already counted on when you compiled your list of options, Nameless. The winner The Exorcist comes closest to the old fashioned definition of horror and therefor rightly on number 1. Thanks for putting this fun poll together and for reporting on it.
Thanks–hadn't seen most so couldn't choose what I didn't know
I did not vote, was not aware of the voting, but…I suggest that people check out the original "The Haunting," with Claire Bloom. All the action happens inside the viewer's head, a marvelous film.