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Poll: Decades In Horror

Which of these decades do you think was the best for the horror genre?

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Results of 2,869 votes:

  1. 1.

    Halloween (1978)

     
    The 1970s: 1. The Exorcist (1973) 2. The Omen (1976) 3. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) 4. Carrie (1976) 5. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
  2. 2.

    The Thing (1982)

     
    The 1980s: 1. Friday the 13th (1980) 2. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 3. Child's Play (1988) 4. Fright Night (1985) 5. The Lost Boys (1987)
  3. 3.

    The Conjuring (2013)

     
    The 2010s: 1. Sinister (2012) 2. Oculus (2013) 3. Insidious (2010) 4. The Cabin in the Woods (2012) 5. The Babadook (2014)

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