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Poll: What Kind of Fear Is Your Favorite Horror?

A poll by Breumaster
There are many kinds of horrors to fear at the movies. Unholy, kinky, gory - What's your sweetest horror-obsession?

What kind of fear at the movies is your favourite?

Return to discussion: Discuss this poll here

Thanks to Jessica, dgranger, B_sides_B, Peter, Pencho, NDbportmanfan for some suggestions.

Results of 2,373 votes:

  1. 1.

    Paranormal Activity (2007)

     
    The fear of unknown powers
  2. 2.

    Scream (1996)

     
    The fear to be randomly chosen by an evil psychopath, not knowing how his evil game turns out.
  3. 3.

    Alien (1979)

     
    The fear of extinction by some interstellar predators / xenomorphs.
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