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Poll: The Scariest According to Scorsese

A poll by rubyfruit76
Martin Scorsese, arguably the best filmmaker of his generation, is not best known for scary movies but no one can deny the mysteries he spins, the suspense he so effectively builds, and the trembling effect of films like Shutter Island and Taxi Driver. Below are his choices for the scariest movies, in order of terror, and include classics like Psycho, as well as little known thrillers like Cult of the Demon. Of Scorsese's picks of the scariest movies, which film seems spookiest to you?

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Results of 1,317 votes:

  1. 1.

    The Shining (1980)

     
  2. 2.

    The Exorcist (1973)

     
  3. 3.

    Psycho (1960)

     
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