Who shines as your worst Halloween nightmare, Freddie, Jason or Jack Nicholson? Which vampire film makes your pulse pound? And which teen-age wolfman, Michael J. Fox or Michael Landon, raises the hairs on your neck? Below we’ve assembled some polls for our readers to tell us their favorite horror movies by category. And in some cases, we do mean gory – we’ve got classics, vampires, slashers and more!

Also, take a look at Journal-World film critic Jon Niccum’s Halloween favorites. Interested in discussing the results or talking about the greatest horror flicks? Go to our forum.

Note: These are not scientific polls. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.