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Sqounk Picks the SECOND Best Horror Movie for Each Year (1960-2024)

We're always talking about the best horror movie from each year, but what about the movie that came in second? This is a list of my picks for the ones that almost made the top spot.
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The Sinners of Hell (1960)
The Sinners of Hell (1960)
1
6.8
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
2
88%7.1
Captain Clegg (1962)
Captain Clegg (1962)
3
6.7
The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
4
95%7.7
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
5
81%6.7
The Skull (1965)
The Skull (1965)
6
6.3
The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966)
The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966)
7
6.7
Viy (1967)
Viy (1967)
8
88%7.2
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
9
96%8.0
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
10
70%6.7
Mark of the Devil (1970)
Mark of the Devil (1970)
11
38%6.1
Twins of Evil (1971)
Twins of Evil (1971)
12
79%6.6
Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
13
83%7.0
Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973)
Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973)
14
83%6.2
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
15
86%7.4
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)
16
7.4
Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
17
7.3
House (1977)
House (1977)
18
90%7.3
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
19
92%7.4
Zombie (1979)
Zombie (1979)
20
42%6.8
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
21
65%5.8
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
22
95%7.5
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
23
87%7.3
Angst (1983)
Angst (1983)
24
100%7.2
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
25
95%7.5
Demons (1985)
Demons (1985)
26
64%6.7
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
27
97%8.3
Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II (1987)
28
95%7.7
The Blob (1988)
The Blob (1988)
29
63%6.6
Begotten (1991)
Begotten (1991)
30
67%5.6
Hardware (1990)
Hardware (1990)
31
50%6.0
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
32
67%6.4
Dracula (1992)
Dracula (1992)
33
75%7.4
Body Snatchers (1993)
Body Snatchers (1993)
34
70%6.0
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
35
57%7.2
The Day of the Beast (1995)
The Day of the Beast (1995)
36
77%7.3
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
37
61%7.2
Perfect Blue (1997)
Perfect Blue (1997)
38
83%8.0
Deep Rising (1998)
Deep Rising (1998)
39
30%6.1
Gemini (1999)
Gemini (1999)
40
100%6.8
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