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  1. The Exorcist

    (1973)

    Rank1

    The Exorcist

  2. The Shining

    (1980)

    Rank2

    The Shining

  3. A Nightmare on Elm Street

    (1984)

    Rank3

    A Nightmare on Elm Street

  4. Poltergeist

    (1982)

    Rank4

    Poltergeist

  5. It

    (1990)

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    Rank5

    It

  6. Alien

    (1979)

    Rank6

    Alien

  7. The Ring

    (2002)

    Rank6

    The Ring

  8. Halloween

    (1978)

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    Rank8

    Halloween

  9. The Blair Witch Project

    (1999)

    Rank9

    The Blair Witch Project

  10. Jaws

    (1975)

    Rank9

    Jaws

  11. The Omen

    (1976)

    Rank11

    The Omen

  12. Ringu

    (1998)

    Rank12

    Ringu

  13. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    (1974)

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    Rank13

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

  14. 28 Days Later

    (2002)

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    Rank14

    28 Days Later

  15. The Grudge

    (2004)

    Rank15

    The Grudge

  16. The Thing

    (1982)

    Rank16

    The Thing

  17. Hellraiser

    (1987)

    Rank17

    Hellraiser

  18. The Silence of the Lambs

    (1991)

    Rank17

    The Silence of the Lambs

  19. Rosemary's Baby

    (1968)

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    Rosemary's Baby

  20. The Descent

    (2005)

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    The Descent

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