The 2015 Orloks - 1995 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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1995

Top 5

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1. Se7en

USA / 42 points / David Fincher

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2. The Addiction

USA / 39 points / Abel Ferrara

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3. Castle Freak

USA / 31 points / Stuart Gordon

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4. El día de la bestia (The Day of the Beast)

Spain / 29 points / Álex de la Iglesia

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5. Screamers

Canada, Japan, USA / 25 points / Christian Duguay

* * * * * * * * * *

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Making the Top 10:

6. Species / USA / 20 points / Roger Donaldson
7. (tie) Lord of Illusions / USA / 18 points / Clive Barker
7. (tie) Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight / USA / 18 points / Ernest R. Dickerson
8. Habit / USA / 16 points / Larry Fessenden
9. Prophecy, The / USA / 12 points / Gregory Widen
10. (tie) Granny, The / USA / 10 points / Luca Bercovici
10. (tie) Tokyo Fist / Japan / 10 points / Shin'ya Tsukamoto

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Others receiving votes:

- Blood & Donuts / Canada / Holly Dale
- Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh / USA / Bill Condon
- Citizen X / USA [TV] / Chris Gerolmo
- Copycat / USA / Jon Amiel
- Der Kopf des Mohren (The Moor's Head) / Austria / Paulus Manker
- Der Totmacher (The Deathmaker) / Germany / Romuald Karmakar
- Dolores Claiborne / USA / Taylor Hackford
- Doom Generation, The / USA / Greg Araki
- Eko eko azaraku (Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness) / Japan / Shimako Sato
- Embrace of the Vampire / USA / Anne Goursaud
- Evil Ed / Sweden / Anders Jacobsson
- Gamera daikaijû kuchu kessen (Gamera: Guardian of the Universe) / Japan / Shûsuke Kaneko 
- Gojira vs. Desutoroiâ (Godzilla vs. Destoroyah) / Japan / Takao Okawara
- Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers / USA / Joe Chappelle
- Haunted / UK, USA / Lewis Gilbert
- Huntress: Spirit of the Night / Romania, USA / Mark S Manos
- Langoliers, The / USA [TV] / Tom Holland
- Last Gasp / Romania, USA / Scott McGinnis
- Leprechaun 3 / USA / Brian Trenchard-Smith
- Mother / USA [TV] / Frank LaLoggia
- Night of the Scarecrow / USA / Jeff Burr
- Passion of Darkly Noon, The / Belgium, Germany, UK / Philip Ridley
- Sidste time (Final Hour) / Denmark / Martin Schmidt
- Sleepstalker / USA / Turi Meyer
- Tales from the Hood / USA / Rusty Cundieff
- Village of the Damned / USA / John Carpenter
- Young Poisoner's Handbook, The / France, Germany, UK / Benjamin Ross

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The 2015 Orloks - 1953 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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1953

Top 5

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1. Ugetsu monogatari (Ugetsu)

Japan / 30 points / Kenji Mizoguchi

* * * * * * * * * *

2. House of Wax

USA / 28 points / André De Toth

* * * * * * * * * *

3. The War of the Worlds

USA / 23 points / Byron Haskin

* * * * * * * * * *

4. Invaders from Mars

USA / 22 points / William Cameron Menzies

* * * * * * * * * *

5. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

USA / 20 points / Eugène Lourié

* * * * * * * * * *

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Making the Top 10:

6. Hitch-Hiker, The / USA / 15 points / Ida Lupino
7. It Came from Outer Space / USA / 10 points / Jack Arnold
8. Robot Monster / USA / 8 points / Phil Tucker
9. Maze, The / USA / 7 points / William Cameron Menzies
10. Man in the Attic / USA / 6 points / Hugo Fregonese

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Others receiving votes:

- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / USA / Charles Lamont
- Cat-Women of the Moon / USA / Arthur Hilton
- Donovan's Brain / USA / Felix E. Feist
- Drakula Istanbul'da (Dracula in Istanbul) / Turkey / Mehmet Muhtar
- El monstruo resucitado (The Resurrected Monster) / Mexico / Chano Urueta
- Mesa of Lost Women / USA / Ron Ormond and Herbert Tevos
- Phantom from Space / USA / W. Lee Wilder
- Return to Glennascaul (Orson Welles' Ghost Story) / Ireland [short] / Hilton Edwards
- Tell-Tale Heart, The / USA [animated short] / Ted Parmelee
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The 2015 Orloks - 1952 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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1952

Top 5

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1. Valkoinen peura (The White Reindeer)

Finland / 33 points / Erik Blomberg

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2. The Black Castle

USA / 18 points / Nathan Juran

* * * * * * * * * *

3. (tie) Noita palaa elämään (The Witch)

Finland / 15 points / Roland af Hällström

* * * * * * * * * *

3. (tie) Sudden Fear

USA / 15 points / David Miller

* * * * * * * * * *

4. The Stranger Left No Card

UK [short] / 12 points / Wendy Toye

* * * * * * * * * *

5. Ghost Ship

UK / 10 points / Vernon Sewell

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Making the Top 10:

6. Alraune (Mandragore; Unnatural) / West Germany / 9 points / Arthur Maria Rabanalt
7. Si muero antes de despertar (If I Should Die Before I Wake) / Argentina / 3 points / Carlos Hugo Christensen
8. (tie) Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla / USA / 2 points / William Beaudine
8. (tie) Old Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (My Son, the Vampire; Vampire Over London) / UK / 2 points / John Gilling
8. (tie) Torticola contre Frankensberg (Torticola vs, Frankensburg) / France / 2 points / Paul Paviot
9. Rosen blühen auf dem Heidegrab (Rape on the Moor; Roses Bloom on the Grave in the Meadow) / West Germany / 1 point / Hans H. König
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The 2015 Orloks - 1949 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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1949

Top 5

* * * * * * * * * *

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

* * * * * * * * * *

4. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

USA [animated short] / 10 points / Clyde Geronimi and Jack Kinney

* * * * * * * * * *

5. The Window

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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The 2015 Orloks - 1948 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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1948

Top 5

* * * * * * * * * *

1. Daughter of Darkness

UK / 18 points / Lance Comfort

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2. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

USA / 16 points / Charles Barton

* * * * * * * * * *

3. The Amazing Mr. X (The Spiritualist)

USA / 12 points / Bernard Vorhaus

* * * * * * * * * *

4. The Creeper

USA / 8 points / Jean Yarbrough

* * * * * * * * * *

5. (tie) Corridor of Mirrors

UK / 5 points / Terence Young

* * * * * * * * * *

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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