I'll give you a list of top scariest movies from different sites and tv channels based on user surveys.
Channel 4 - Top Scariest Movie
http://www.channel4.com/film/newsfea..._100-91_1.html
Top 3 Results:
3. Jaws
2. The Exorcist
1. The Shining
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Franks Reel Reviews - Top Scariest Movie
http://www.franksreelreviews.com/sho...ranthorror.htm
Top 3 Results:
3. Se7en
2. The Silence of the Lambs
1. The Shining
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Best of Scary - Top Scariest Movie
http://www.bestofscary.com/scary-mov...ry-movies.html
Top 3 Results:
3. The Shining
2. Alien
1. Psycho
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RetroCrus - Top Scariest Movie
http://retrocrush.buzznet.com/scary/
Top 3 Results:
3. The Shining
2. Carrie
1. Mulholland Drive
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EW TV - Top Scariest Movie
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,726267,00.html
Top 3 Results:
3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2. The Exorcist
1. The Shining
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Bravo - Top Scariest Movie
http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Scari...ts/index.shtml
Top 3 Results:
3. The Exorcist
2. Alien
1. Jaws
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Other single scary movie notes:
(BBC News)
The Shining named the 'perfect' scary movie
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/3537938.stm
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(Reuters News)
Survey names The Exorcist the scariest movie of all time, followed by Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifes...37006320071031
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(Blog Catalog)
Questionaire : The Scariest Movie Ever Besides The Exorcist, The Shining and Psycho:
http://www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/e...or-the-shining
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As far as Greatest (not scariest) horror movie, the title easily goes to The Exorcist because it won more oscars then any other Horror film.
Nontheless, my favorite horror movie is and always will be The Evil Dead.
What do you think?