The Reaper Awards is an annual awards show presented by
Home Media Magazine
''Home Media Magazine'' was a trade publication that covered various aspects of the home entertainment industry, most notably home video distribution via VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, and digital copy. The magazine also covered news relating to consumer el ...
and
Dread Central
Dread Central is an American website founded in 2006 that is dedicated to horror news, interviews, and reviews. It covers horror films, comics, novels, and toys. Dread Central has won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Website f ...
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
Death is frequently imagined as a personified force. In some mythologies, a character known as the Grim Reaper (usually depicted as a berobed skeleton wielding a scythe) causes the victim's death by coming to collect that person's soul. Other b ...
trophy.
History
The first award ceremony launched at the
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is a historic hotel located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. It opened on May 15, 1927, and is the oldest continually operating hotel in Los Angeles.
History
The hote ...
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
Dread Central is an American website founded in 2006 that is dedicated to horror news, interviews, and reviews. It covers horror films, comics, novels, and toys. Dread Central has won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Website f ...
and Ryan Turek of
Shock Till You Drop
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Common uses Collective noun
*Shock, a historic commercial term for a group of 60, see English numerals#Special names
* Stook, or shock of grain, stacked sheaves
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. Past celebrity judges have included filmmakers
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...
and
Mick Garris
Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter 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
Garris was born in Sant ...
.
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:
*
Hellraiser
''Hellraiser'' is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, and produced by Christopher Figg, based on Barker's 1986 novella ''The Hellbound Heart''. The film marked Barker's directorial debut. Its plot invol ...
: Box Set (2009)
*
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
*
Alien Anthology
''Alien'' is a science-fiction horror and action media franchise centered on the film series which depicts warrant officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as "the Alien" ...
(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 horror comedy 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 Hutchison, Fra ...
(2013)
Two lifetime achievement awards have been given out:
*Michael Felsher, owner of Red Shirt Pictures (2009)
[
*]Tom Holland
Thomas Stanley Holland (born 1 June 1996) is an English actor. His accolades include a British Academy Film Award, three Saturn Awards, a Guinness World Record and an appearance on the ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 Europe list. Some publications h ...
(2010)[
]
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.homemediamagazine.com/awards/reaper-award-winners-through-years
Horror fiction awards
Direct-to-video horror films