The 2015 Orloks - 1961 Results

Started many moons ago by Prof-Hieronymos-Grost, the Orloks were a yearly poll on the IMDb horror boards where users submitted Top 5 lists of their favorite horror movies for each year. All of the results were then tabulated to come up with a definitive list of the year's most-liked genre offerings. Alas, when the good Professor decided to depart the boards years ago, the awards went with him... that is until now. IMDb-er seth_yeah - taking on responsibilities as both host and calculator - has decided to bring back this long-standing tradition in 2015, and now the awards will have a permanent place right here on this blog. Scoring is rather simple and done on a weighted system where first choice receives 5 points, second choice 4 points, etc., with a +1 bonus then awarded to the #1 selection on each list. IMDb release years are being used, but it is left up to voters to determine what they may or may not consider horror (which may be in conflict with IMDb's genre labeling system). If you'd like to participate, head on over to the IMDb HORROR BOARDS to vote! So without any further ado, the results...

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1961

Top 5

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1. The Innocents

UK, USA / 63 points / Jack Clayton

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2. Pit and the Pendulum

USA / 52 points / Roger Corman

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3. The Curse of the Werewolf

UK / 28 points / Terence Fisher

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4. Taste of Fear (Scream of Fear)

UK / 22 points / Seth Holt

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5. Mr. Sardonicus

USA / 18 points / William Castle

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Making the Top 10:

6. Homicidal / USA / 17 points / William Castle
7. Matka Joanna od aniolów (Mother Joan of the Angels) / Poland / 15 points / Jerzy Kawalerowicz
8. Night Tide / USA / 14 points / Curtis Harrington
9. Ercole al centro della Terra (Hercules in the Haunted World) / Italy / 7 points / Mario Bava
10. Gorgo / UK / 6 points / Eugène Lourié

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Others receiving votes:

- Beast of Yucca Flats, The / USA / Coleman Francis
- Day the Earth Caught Fire, The / UK / Val Guest
- Devil's Hand, The / USA / William J. Hole Jr.
- Devil's Partner / USA / Charles R. Rondeau
- Doctor Blood's Coffin / UK / Sidney J. Furie
- El mundo de los vampiros (The World of the Vampires) / Mexico / Alfonso Corona Blake
- Kaidan Oiwa no borei (Ghost of Oiwa) / Japan / Tai Katô
- Konga / UK, USA / John Lemont
- L'assassino (The Ladykiller of Rome) / France, Italy / Elio Petri
- Lycanthropus (Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory) / Austria, Italy / Paolo Heusch
- Mask, The (Eyes of Hell) / Canada / Julian Roffman
- Mosura (Mothra) / Japan / Ishirô Honda
- Muñecos infernales (The Curse of the Doll People) / Mexico / Benito Alazraki
- Shadow of the Cat, The / UK / John Gilling
- Snake Woman, The / UK / Sidney J. Furie
- Tulipunainen kyyhkynen (The Scarlet Dove) / Finland / Matti Kassila

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