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The Best Horror Movies

'Shining' prevails, but Polanski classic is No. 2

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(Newser) – Stanley Kubrick's the Shining is the best horror film ever made, say the editors of TotalSciFi.com. The film's ''expansive sets, surreal visuals, and an intense performance from Jack Nicholson add up to a film guaranteed to give viewers a sleepless night." The top 10:

  1. The Shining (1980)
  2. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
  3. The Wicker Man (1973)
  4. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

  1. Psycho (1960)
  2. Alien (1979)
  3. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
  4. Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
  5. Halloween (1978)
  6. Jaws (1977)
Click the link at right for the full 100.

Jack Nicholson in 'the Shining'.
Jack Nicholson in 'the Shining'.   (AP/Warner Bros)
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jeebus
Oct 28, 09 5:42 PM CDT
Dumb asses forgot the greatest, most suspenseful horror movie of all time. The Changeling http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080516/ Reply
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Netstorm2k9
Oct 28, 09 5:53 PM CDT
The Ring. Right at the end of that, right after they show you the tape in full, right before the credits, my mom called. Scared the piss out of me. Reply
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Misopogon626363
Oct 28, 09 6:24 PM CDT
"It" was absolutely terrifying when I saw it as a kid. Reply
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DeniseVB
Oct 28, 09 6:35 PM CDT
What, no Wizard of Oz ? Gotta' be horror with training wheels still upsetting kiddies for 70 years :) Also, Exorcist and Duel should be much higher up for sheer brilliance . Reply
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carol
Oct 28, 09 8:19 PM CDT
I agree....Exorcist should be in this group. One more I would like to add (which is showing my age) is "The Thing."
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