London
(ANI):
The
Shining,
a
1980
psychological
horror
film
directed
by
Stanley
Kubrick,
has
topped
a
new
poll
of
The
Scariest
Films
Of
All
Time.
The
film,
which
is
based
on
Stephen
King's
novel,
stars
Jack
Nicholson.
It
topped
a
poll
of
users
of
film
website
Totalscifionline.com.
Rosemary's
Baby,
starring
Mia
Farrow
and
directed
by
Roman
Polanski,
landed
the
second
spot
in
the
list.
British
cult
classic
'The
Wicker
Man" stood
third
while
'Bride
of
Frankenstein"
came
fourth.
1960"s
'Psycho"
rounded
off
the
top
five.
''Nearly
30
years
after
its
initial
release,
The
Shining
remains
an
unparalleled
study
in
isolation,
madness
and
paranoia,"
the
Telegraph
quoted
Matt
McAllister,
editor
of
Totalscifionline.com,
as
saying.
''The
expansive
sets,
surreal
visuals,
and
an
intense
performance
from
Jack
Nicholson
add
up
to
a
film
guaranteed
to
give
viewers
a
sleepless
night,'' McAllister
added.
The
Scariest
Films
Of
All
Time
are:
1.
The
Shining
(1980)
2.
Rosemary's
Baby
(1968)
3.
The
Wicker
Man
(1973)
4.
Bride
of
Frankenstein
(1935)
5.
Psycho
(1960)
6.
Alien
(1979)
7.
Night
of
the
Living
Dead
(1968)
8.
The
Texas
Chain
Saw
Massacre
(1974)
9.
Halloween
(1978)
10.
Jaws
(1977)