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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1949
Top 5
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1. The Queen of Spades
UK / 37 points / Thorold Dickinson
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2. Alias Nick Beal
USA / 13 points / John Farrow
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3. Mighty Joe Young
USA / 12 points / Ernest B. Schoedsack
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4. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
USA [animated short] / 10 points / Clyde Geronimi and Jack Kinney
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5. The Window
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USA / 6 points / Ted Tetzlaff
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Making the Top 10:
6. (tie) Rocking Horse Winner, The / UK / 5 points / Anthony Pelissier
7. (tie) Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, The / USA [animated feature] / 4 points / James Algar, Clyde Geronimi and Jack Kinney
7. (tie) Mahal (The Palace) / India / 4 points / Kamal Amrohi
8. (tie) Follow Me Quietly / USA / 3 points / Richard Fleischer
8. (tie) Yotsuya kaidan (The Yotsuda Phantom) / Japan / 3 points / Keisuke Kinoshita
9. (tie) Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff / USA / 2 points / Charles Barton
9. (tie) Histoires extraordinaires à faire peur ou à faire rire... (Unusual Tales) / Belgium, France / 2 points / Jean Faurez
10. (tie) Fall of the House of Usher, The / UK / 1 point / Ivan Barnett
10. (tie) Man in Black / UK / 1 point / Francis Searle
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Others receiving votes:
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