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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1948
Top 5
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1. Daughter of Darkness
UK / 18 points / Lance Comfort
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2. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
USA / 16 points / Charles Barton
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3. The Amazing Mr. X (The Spiritualist)
USA / 12 points / Bernard Vorhaus
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4. The Creeper
USA / 8 points / Jean Yarbrough
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5. (tie) Corridor of Mirrors
UK / 5 points / Terence Young
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5. (tie) Unknown Island
USA / 5 points / Jack Bernhard
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Making the Top 10:
6. (tie) House of Darkness / UK / 4 points / Oswald Mitchell
6. (tie) Sorry, Wrong Number / USA / 4 points / Anatole Litvak
7. (tie) La muerte camina en la lluvia (Death Walks in the Rain) / Argentina / 3 points / Carlos Hugo Christensen
7. (tie) Rope / USA / 3 points / Alfred Hitchcock
8. (tie) Night Comes Too Soon, The (The Ghost of Rashmon Hall) / UK / 2 points / Denis Kavanagh
8. (tie) Krakatit / Czechoslovakia / 2 points / Otakar Vávra
9. (tie) Monkey's Paw, The / UK / 1 point / Norman Lee
9. (tie) Things Happen at Night / UK / 1 point / Francis Searle
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Others receiving votes:
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