Top 10 IMDb Horror Hits: Films to Make Your Spine Tingle!

10. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

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9. Rosemary's Baby (1968)

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8. Les Diaboliques (1955)

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7. The Exorcist (1973)

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6. Tumbbad (2018)

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5. The Thing (1982)

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4. The Shining (1980)

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3. Psycho (1960)

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2. Alien (1979)

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1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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