By : Billy Gil | Posted: 31 Aug 2009
bgil@questex.com

The time has come for horror fans to choose the best horror DVDs and Blu-ray Discs of the year.

The nominees for Reaper Awards 2009 — a joint venture between Home Media Magazine and DreadCentral.com that is dedicated entirely to horror on home video —have been chosen by a panel of judges from the horror community. The show is executive produced by HM’s Kyra Kudick.

“This year’s nominees range from some of the most popular horror films ever made to new critically acclaimed indies,” Kudick said. “It is a diverse selection and it is exciting to leave the choice of winners to those who would know best — the fans.”

The winners will be decided in an online fan vote held Sept. 1 through Oct. 1 at www.ReaperAwards.com.

The following nominees were chosen based on the quality of the films and how they are presented on home video:

Best DTV Release
Alien Raiders, Warner Home Video
Cold Prey, Anchor Bay Entertainment
Jack Brooks Monster Slayer, Anchor Bay Entertainment
Laid to Rest, Anchor Bay Entertainment

Best Packaging
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 Entertainment

Best Boxed Set or TV Series
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, Lionsgate

Best Re-release
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), Lionsgate

Best Blu-ray
Ghostbusters, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Hellraiser, Anchor Bay Entertainment
The Mist, Genius/Weinstein
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, MPI/Dark Sky

Best Indie/Foreign (with domestic release)
Baghead, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Jack Brooks Monster Slayer, Anchor Bay Entertainment
Martyrs, Genius/Weinstein
[REC], Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Best Theatrical
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 Entertainment

Best Zombie
Beneath the Surface, Well Go USA
Dead Space: Downfall, Anchor Bay Entertainment
Quarantine, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Tokyo Zombie, Anchor Bay Entertainment

Best Slasher
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 Entertainment

Best Ghost Story
The Alphabet Killer, Anchor Bay Entertainment
The Haunting in Connecticut, Lionsgate
Imprint, MTI Home Video
Mirrors, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

The winners, who will receive foot-tall, handcrafted Grim Reaper statuettes called “Grimmys,” will be celebrated Oct. 13 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with a red carpet, pre-show cocktail party and dinner, followed by an awards show featuring celebrity presenters. 

Registration is now open at www.ReaperAwards.com/Event. Attendance at the awards show is open to professionals working in the home entertainment industry. Early-bird registration is $150 for EMA and DEG members, $225 for all others; after Sept. 29, registration is $200 for EMA and DEG members and $275 for all others.

For more information about the awards show and the nominated films, visit www.ReaperAwards.com. Fans can also follow Reaper Awards on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/ReaperAwards and visit the Reaper Awards fan page on Facebook.
 

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