The Reaper Awards
Hello Ghouls and Boils,
I have some exciting news for all of you horror fans! There is a new awards show, dedicated to home video horror! Ghost House Underground – a She Never Slept favorite – is up for an award. I encourage you to vote for them. If you haven’t seen a Ghost House Underground production yet, please check them out.
Ghost House Underground’s Home on the Web
Ghost House Underground on YouTube
Home Media Magazine and DreadCentral.com are presenting the first awards campaign dedicated entirely to horror on home video – The Reaper Awards. Grimmy Nominees have been announced. Now it is up to you to choose the winners. Vote Now!. (voting is 9/01/09-10/01/09)
From cult classics to modern blockbusters and direct-to-video gems, the goal of Reaper Awards is to honor horror as it’s meant to be seen — raw and uncensored.
On Oct. 13 “The Grimmys” will be awarded to the best DVDs and Blu-ray Discs of the year at the hauntingly historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
The nominees:
1. Best DTV Release
Titles that did not have a theatrical release and premiered on home video.Alien Raiders, Warner Home Video
Cold Prey, Anchor Bay Entertainment
Jack Brooks Monster Slayer, Anchor Bay Entertainment
Laid to Rest, Anchor Bay Entertainment2. Best Packaging
Titles with particularly original packaging or those that include free items such as movie posters, buttons or T-shirts.Friday the 13th: Deluxe Editions (Parts 1-6), Paramount Home Entertainment
Halloween: 30th Anniversary Commemorative Set, Anchor Bay Entertainment
Hellraiser Box Set, Anchor Bay Entertainment
The Hunger: The Complete First Season, E1 Entertainment3. Best Boxed Set or TV Series
Releases with multiple films included in a boxed set, or a complete TV season or series in a boxed set.Dead Like Me: The Complete Collection, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Dexter: The Complete Third Season, Showtime/CBS/Paramount Home Entertainment
Friday the 13th — The Series: The First Season, CBS/Paramount Home Entertainment
Ghost House Underground: Eight-Film Collection, Lionsgate4. Best Re-release
Titles that have been re-released with additional special features, such as special editions, director’s cuts and anniversary editions. Recognition of re-mastering is reserved for another category.Child’s Play: Chucky’s 20th Birthday Edition, Fox/MGM Home Entertainment
Friday the 13th: Deluxe Editions (Parts 1-6), Paramount Home Entertainment
The Last House on the Left (1972), Fox/MGM Home Entertainment
My Bloody Valentine: Special Edition (1981), Lionsgate5. Best Blu-ray
Titles released on Blu-ray Disc, with special focus on exclusive Blu-ray features and BD Live functionality.Ghostbusters, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Hellraiser, Anchor Bay Entertainment
The Mist, Genius/Weinstein
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, MPI/Dark Sky6. Best Indie/Foreign (with domestic release)
Independently produced or foreign titles with a domestic U.S. release, either theatrical or direct to video.Baghead, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Jack Brooks Monster Slayer, Anchor Bay Entertainment
Martyrs, Genius/Weinstein
[REC], Sony Pictures Home Entertainment7. Best Theatrical
Titles that had a theatrical release, including limited run.The Alphabet Killer, Anchor Bay Entertainment
The Last House on the Left (2009), Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Mirrors, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
The Uninvited, Paramount Home Entertainment8. Best Zombie
Titles wherein the main storyline is centered on zombies.Beneath the Surface, Well Go USA
Dead Space: Downfall, Anchor Bay Entertainment
Quarantine, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Tokyo Zombie, Anchor Bay Entertainment9. Best Slasher
Titles wherein the main storyline is centered on a psychopathic killer who stalks and kills victims in a violent (and usually graphic) manner.Cold Prey, Anchor Bay Entertainment
The Jason Slasher Collection, Warner Home Video
Laid to Rest, Anchor Bay Entertainment
The Last House on the Left (1972), Fox/MGM Home Entertainment10. Best Ghost Story
Titles wherein the main storyline is centered on paranormal activity.The Alphabet Killer, Anchor Bay Entertainment
The Haunting in Connecticut, Lionsgate
Imprint, MTI Home Video
Mirrors, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
