Best film of the decade and more…
The folks at Movies.com polled – according to them – nearly 5,000 people and grilled them on various questions pertaining to the horror genre. Here are the results. What do you think?
What horror movie theme scares you the most?
o Exorcisms/Satan: 23.9%
o Ghosts/Hauntings: 20.8%
o Serial Killers 17%
o Darkness/Isolation: 14.2%
o Zombies: 8.6%
o Creepy Kids: 7.1%
o Monsters/Aliens: 4.1%
o Vampires: 3.6%
o Deadly Animals: 0.8%
What was the silliest idea for a horror movie?
o Jason goes to outer space in âJason Xâ: 24.4%
o The deadly wind through the trees in âThe Happeningâ: 19.4%
o Killer blenders and soda machines in âMaximum Overdriveâ: 17.6%
o Chucky, the killer doll from the âChildâs Playâ movies: 17.4%
o The fear of losing weight in âStephen Kingâs Thinnerâ: 11.4%
o âThe Blobâ: 9.8%
Which of these horror movie icons would you least like to meet?
o Freddy Krueger: 24.7%
o Hannibal Lecter: 21.6%
o Leatherface: 16.9%
o Jigsaw: 13.8%
o Jason: 11.5%
o Michael Myers: 11.5%
The all-time best horror movie scream queen is:
o Jamie Lee Curtis in âHalloweenâ: 40%
o Jessica Biel, âThe Texas Chainsaw Massacreâ: 14.1%
o Neve Campbell in âScreamâ: 10%
o Heather Langenkamp, â A Nightmare on Elm Streetâ: 9.5%
o Sarah Michelle Gellar, âScream 2,â âI Know What you Did Last Summer,â âThe Grudgeâ: 9.0%
o Heather Donohue, âThe Blair Witch Projectâ: 6.2%
o Naomi Watts in âThe Ringâ: 5.9%
o Liv Tyler in âThe Strangersâ: 5.4%
Whatâs the scariest movie of the past decade?
o Paranormal Activity: 21.6%
o The Ring: 14.4%
o Saw: 9.8%
o The Strangers: 7%
o 28 Days Later: 6.7%
o Hannibal: 6.4%
o Hostel: 5.9%
o Drag Me to Hell: 4.1%
o Dawn of the Dead: 3.6%
o The Others: 3.3%
o Shutter Island: 3.1%
o The Descent: 2.6%
o The Devilâs Rejects: 2.6%
o Final Destination: 2.6%
o Human Centipede: 0.8%
o Splice: 0.5%
o Other: 5%
Settle the debate. Zombies should move:
o Slowly: 66.2%
o Quickly: 33.8%
Source: Shock Till You Drop
