The Reaper Awards is an annual awards show presented by
Home Media Magazine
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and
Dread Central
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to honor the best horror genre home video releases. Fans can vote online for their favorite DVD and Blu-ray releases in categories selected by the show's judges. Winners receive the "Grimmy Award", a hand-crafted
Grim Reaper
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in Los Angeles, CA on October 13, 2009. The ceremony was originally closed to the public, but a limited number of tickets were later offered for sale. The pre-dinner cocktail reception was still reserved for industry insiders. It was held there again October 12, 2010.
Judges include Steve Barton of
Dread Central
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and Ryan Turek of
Shock Till You Drop
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. Past celebrity judges have included filmmakers
Roger Corman
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and
Mick Garris
Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist born in Santa Monica, California. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, as well as making Stephen King adaptations.
Early life
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.
The award itself was designed and sculpted by FearWerx and EMCE Toys.
Categories
Voted by fans
Unless otherwise noted, all awards were introduced in 2009 and continue to the present.
*Best Theatrical Disc
*Best Direct-To-Video Release
*Best Catalog/Re-release
*Best Collection (2012–)
*Best TV on disc
*Best Indie/Foreign Release
*Spookiest Kidvid (2012–)
*Best Extras (2011–)
*Best Packaging
*Best Box Art (2011–)
*Best Big Bad (2011–)
*Best Kill (2011–)
*Best Line (2011–)
*Best Blu-ray (2009–2010)
*Best of Genre (2009)
*Best Remastering (2009)
*Most Anticipated (2010–)
Voted by judges
In addition to the fan-vote categories, the judges select a Best in Show. Previous winners include:
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Hellraiser
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: Box Set (2009)
*
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
*
Alien Anthology (2011)
*
The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season – Special Edition (2012)
*
The Cabin in the Woods
''The Cabin in the Woods'' is a 2011 science fiction comedy horror film directed by Drew Goddard in his directorial debut, produced by Joss Whedon, and written by Whedon and Goddard. It stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchis ...
(2013)
Two lifetime achievement awards have been given out:
*Michael Felsher, owner of Red Shirt Pictures (2009)
[
*]Tom Holland
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(2010)[
]
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.homemediamagazine.com/awards/reaper-award-winners-through-years
Horror fiction awards
Direct-to-video horror films