most agreed with me on my # 1 pick 13 ghost [ 1990 ] 12 the sixth sense [ 1999 ] 11 poltergeist [ 1982 ] 10 vital [ 2004 ] 9 topper [ 1937 ] 8 wuthering heights [ 1939 ] 7 the ring [ 2001 ] 6 the ghost & mrs. muir [ 1947 ] 5 the uninvited [ 1944 ] 4 suspiria [ 1977 ] 3 the others [ 2001 ] 2 the devil 's backbone [ 2001 ] 1 the shining [ 1980 ] *as published in 2007 afterword so there you have it .