The 2015 Orloks - 1944 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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1944

Top 5

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1. The Uninvited

USA / 51 points / Lewis Allen

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2. (tie) The Curse of the Cat People

USA / 39 points / Gunther von Fritsch, Robert Wise

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2. (tie) The Lodger

USA / 39 points / John Brahm

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3. House of Frankenstein

USA / 23 points / Erle C. Kenton

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4. Arsenic and Old Lace

USA / 22 points / Frank Capra

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5. Gaslight

USA / 18 points / George Cukor

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Making the Top 10:

6. Scarlet Claw, The / USA / 15 points / Roy William Neill
7. Spider Woman, The / USA / 10 points / Roy William Neill
8. Bluebeard / USA / 9 points / Edgar G. Ulmer
9. La torre de los siete jorobados (Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks) / Spain / 6 points / Edgar Neville
10. (tie) El clavo (The Nail) / Spain / 4 points / Rafael Gil
10. (tie) Lady and the Monster, The / USA / 4 points / George Sherman
10. (tie) Mummy's Curse, The / USA / 4 points / Leslie Goodwin
10. (tie) Weird Woman / USA / 4 points / Reginald Le Borg

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Others receiving votes:

- Climax, The / USA / George Waggner
- Dead Man's Eyes / USA / Reginald Le Borg
- Flickan och djävulen (The Girl and the Devil) / Sweden / Hampe Faustman
- Halfway House, The / UK / Basil Dearden
- Monster Maker, The / USA / Sam Newfield
- One Body Too Many / USA / Frank McDonald

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