The RT Top 100 Horror Films (2015)

Scoring

Scoring is calculated using a tiered scoring system.

How It Works

The films in a list are divided into six tiers:

• The first film in the list is placed in the 1st tier
• The next 'n' films are placed in the 2nd tier (where 'n' is the size of the tier)
• The next 'n' films are placed in the 3rd tier
• The next 'n' films are placed in the 4th tier
• The next 'n' films are placed in the 5th tier
• The remaining films are placed in the 6th tier

Points are awarded to each film based on the tier it resides in, and the cumulative point totals are used to determine the final rankings.

Tier Size And Placement

The size of the 1st tier is always one, as it only contains the top film in the list. The size of the remaining five tiers is determined by the size of the list:

tier size = (# of films in the list - 1) / 5

For a list of 11 films:

tier size = (11 - 1) / 5 = 10 / 5 = 2 films in each of tiers 2 through 6:

• Film #1 is placed in the 1st tier
• Films #2-3 are placed in the 2nd tier
• Films #4-5 are placed in the 3rd tier
• Films #6-7 are placed in the 4th tier
• Films #8-9 are placed in the 5th tier
• Films #10-11 are placed in the 6th tier

If the list size does not divide evenly into 5 tiers, the remainder is used to determine how many of the tiers (starting with the 6th tier) receive an extra film.

For a list of 14 films:

tier size = (14 - 1) / 5 = 13 / 5 = 2 films in each tier, with a remainder of 3. The remainder indicates that the 3 lowest tiers receive an extra film:

• Film #1 is placed in the 1st tier
• Films #2-3 are placed in the 2nd tier
• Films #4-5 are placed in the 3rd tier
• Films #6-8 are placed in the 4th tier
• Films #9-11 are placed in the 5th tier
• Films #12-14 are placed in the 6th tier

For lists that have fewer than six films, the tiers will be determined as follows:

• For a list with 1 film: #1 is placed in the 1st tier
• For a list with 2 films: #1 is placed in the 1st tier, #2 is placed in the 6th tier
• For a list with 3 films: #1 is placed in the 1st tier, #2 is placed in the 4th tier, #3 is placed in the 6th tier
• For a list with 4 films: #1 is placed in the 1st tier, #2 is placed in the 3rd tier, #3 is placed in the 5th tier, #4 is placed in the 6th tier
• For a list with 5 films: #1 is placed in the 1st tier, #2 is placed in the 3rd tier, #3 is placed in the 4th tier, #4 is placed in the 5th tier, #5 is placed in the 6th tier

Points

• A film in the 1st tier is awarded 10 points
• A film in the 2nd tier is awarded 9 points
• A film in the 3rd tier is awarded 8 points
• A film in the 4th tier is awarded 7 points
• A film in the 5th tier is awarded 6 points
• A film in the 6th tier is awarded 5 points

Tiebreakers

If multiple films finish with the same score, the following rules are used to break the tie:

1. The film with the most combined 1st and 2nd tier votes wins
2. If still tied, the film with the most 3rd tier votes wins
3. If still tied, the film with the most 4th tier votes wins
4. If still tied, the film with the most 5th tier votes wins
5. If still tied, the film with the most 6th tier votes wins
6. *If still tied, the films are considered to be tied

*Note: If the films are tied for #1 overall, a poll will held to determine the winner.