List of horror films voted the best

This is a list of horror films that have been voted the best in polls.

List

• The Exorcist (1973) was voted the best horror film of all time with 53 votes in a 2012 poll of 150 experts conducted by Time Out London. ^[1] It was also voted the best horror film with 67 votes in a 2015 poll of 104 horror professionals conducted by HitFix , ^{[2] [3]} and topped a readers' poll by Rolling Stone magazine in 2014. ^[4]
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) was ranked number 1 on British film magazine Total Film 's 2005 list of the greatest horror films. ^[5] In 2010 it was voted into first place in an additional Total Film poll of leading directors and stars of horror films. ^[6]

See also

• List of films voted the best
• List of highest-grossing horror films

References

1. • "The 100 best horror films: the full list". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.
   • "The 100 best horror films: contributors". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013.
2. "The 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time, Voted on by Over 100 Experts". UPROXX. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
3. "Post-Mortem: Breaking down our Ultimate Horror Movie Poll". UPROXX. 23 October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
4. "The 10 Best Horror Movies of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
5. "Texas Massacre tops horror poll". BBC News. 9 October 2005. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
6. "Texas Chain Saw Massacre voted greatest ever horror film". The Telegraph. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.