The 2015 Orloks - 1964 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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1964

Top 5

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1. The Masque of the Red Death

UK, USA / 56 points / Roger Corman

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2. Onibaba

Japan / 50 points / Kaneto Shindô

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3. Sei donne per l'assassino (Blood and Black Lace)

France, Italy, Monaco / 40 points / Mario Bava

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4. Kaidan (Kwaidan)

Japan / 32 points / Masaki Kobayashi

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5. The Last Man on Earth

Italy, USA / 26 points / Ubaldo Ragona, Sidney Salkow

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Making the Top 10:

6. Gorgon, The / UK / 15 points / Terence Fisher
7. (tie) Tomb of Ligeia, The / UK, USA / 12 points / Roger Corman
7. (tie) Two-Thousand Maniacs! / USA / 12 points / Herschell Gordon Lewis
8. Danza macabra (Castle of Blood) / France, Italy / 11 points / Sergio Corbucci, Antonio Margheriti
9. (tie) À Meia Noite Levarei Sua Alma (At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul) / Brazil / 9 points / José Mojica Marins
9. (tie) Flesh Eaters, The / USA / 9 points / Jack Curtis
10. Strait-Jacket / USA / 8 points / William Castle

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Others receiving votes:

- Black Torment, The (Estate of Insanity) / UK / Robert Hartford-Davis
- Devil Doll / UK / Lindsay Shonteff
- El extraño viaje (Strange Voyage) / Spain / Fernando Fernán Gómez
- Hakujitsumu (Day-Dream) / Japan / Tetsuji Takechi
- Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte / USA / Robert Aldrich
- I lunghi capelli della morte (The Long Hair of Death) / Italy / Antonio Margheriti
- Kulay dugo ang gabi (The Blood Drinkers) / Philippines, USA / Gerardo de Leon
- La cripta e l'incubo (Crypt of the Vampire) / Italy, Spain / Camillo Mastrocinque
- Lady in a Cage / USA / Walter Grauman
- La strage dei vampiri (Slaughter of the Vampires) / Italy / Roberto Mauri
- Maeui gyedan (Devil's Stairway) / South Korea / Man-hui Lee
- Nightmare / UK / Freddie Francis
- Night Must Fall / UK / Karel Reisz
- Night Walker, The / USA / William Castle
- Seance on a Wet Afternoon / UK / Bryan Forbes
- Strangler, The / USA / Burt Topper
- Witchcraft / UK / Don Sharp

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