The 2001 Caligari's Cabinet Awards

It's difficult to believe that we've been running this poll for three years now, but it's true. Every year in that time, dedicated readers have cast their votes for their favorite horror films of all time, and every year we rank 'em as they're called. Voting in this year's Caligari's Cabinet Awards occured between November 1st and December 31st, 2001 and was open to all readers of Classic-Horror.com.

The list never gets any less surprising, either. Sure, there are some titles that have made it every year, but the ones that come and go are what's truly fascinating. For instance, this year, Horror of Dracula, a mainstay of the first and second lists, dropped off into Honorable Mention, while The Beyond, which wasn't even ranked last year, made it into the main list.

Top 25

1. Halloween (1978)
2. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
3. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
4. The Exorcist (1973)
5. The Evil Dead (1982)
6. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
8. The Shining (1980)
9. Suspiria (1977)
10. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
11. Frankenstein (1931)
12. Dracula (1931)
13. Evil Dead II (1987)
14. The Beyond (1981)
15. The Thing (1982)
16. Psycho (1960)
17. Phantasm (1979)
18. Friday the 13th (1980)
19. The Omen (1976)
20. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
21. Re-Animator (1985)
22. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
23. Nosferatu (1922)
24. The Wolf Man (1941)
25. Carnival of Souls (1962)

Honorable Mentions

• Blood and Black Lace (1964)
• Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
• Cemetery Man (1994)
• Horror of Dracula (1958)
• The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
• Sleepy Hollow (1999)
• Son of Frankenstein (1939)
• Theatre of Blood (1973)
• White Zombie (1932)