Poltergeist was realy scary, seen it 3-4 times over the years.

The Exorcist (1975) for me

I voted for nightmare on elm street. That was a really scary movie when i was a child and it brings back some memories. And robert england wasn't a bad actor tbf

Alien (1979)

Hmm, surprised you omitted including The Shining.

(I voted for Night Of The Living Dead.)

The exorcist for me. Didnt sleep that night

I vote for Alien (1979) becose its a great move and i like SF.
But the scariest is The Exorcist if you ask me

voted for the exorcist

Actually I would of gone with the original Dawn of the Dead from 1978, that should of been in the selection that is the best horror flick in my opinion.

The Ring, absolutely. I *hate* jump scares so I probably haven't seen as many horror movies as I should (though I've read a metric ton of horror books), but there's something about being shown a world that clearly has its own deep-rooted history (all the tiny reference to Japanese folklore that I as a Westerner notice but don't understand at all, which makes it all the more creepy) and that isn't all that interested in following the usual Western-style storyline. Everything is just *off* in The Ring. Same with The Grudge.