Fan Vote Opens for Reaper Awards 2009

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
The nominees for Reaper Awards 2009, the first awards campaign dedicated
entirely to horror on home video, have been chosen by an esteemed panel of
judges from within the horror community.

"This year`s nominees range from some of the most popular horror films ever made
to new critically acclaimed indies," says Kyra Kudick, executive producer of the
Reaper Awards. "It is a diverse selection and it is exciting to leave the choice
of winners to those who would know best - the fans."

Horror fans will now have the opportunity to choose the best horror DVDs and
Blu-ray Discs of the year in an online 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

Winners of the "Grimmys" will receive handcrafted Grim Reaper statuettes
designed and sculpted by Joe Sena, president of SphereWerx LLC, parent company
of the FearWerx horror and EMCE Toy brands. The statuettes were cast by Paul
Clarke of EMCE Toys and handpainted and assembled by Sena.

The Grimmys will be celebrated Oct. 13 at the hauntingly historic Hollywood
Roosevelt Hotel. The event will include a red carpet for VIP guests, pre-show
cocktail party and dinner, followed by an awards show featuring celebrity
presenters.

Registration is now open at www.ReaperAwards.com/event.

Although horror fans everywhere are encouraged to vote on the best DVDs and
Blu-ray Discs of the year, the awards show is currently only open to those fans
who work in the industry. Reaper Awards 2009 is a professional business event
for retailers, distributors, manufacturers and suppliers in home entertainment.

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.

Reaper Awards is a joint venture between home entertainment industry leader Home
Media Magazine and the horror insiders at DreadCentral.com

About Home Media Magazine:

Home MediaMagazine is the premier home entertainment business publication,
designed to inform, educate and facilitate communication among content owners,
packaged and electronic distribution channels, and all other parties involved in
the home entertainment marketplace. Through its weekly print and digital
magazine, Web site and daily electronic newsletter, Home Media Magazine delivers
news, analysis, market research, product reviews and marketing updates to give
studio executives, retailers, distributors, technology providers, marketers and
suppliers of ancillary products and services a one-stop resource to help grow
their businesses and increase profits.

About DreadCentral.com:

Dread Central is the premier Web site for breaking news, original content and
active community in the world of horror, covering movies, DVDs, games,
collectibles, live events and music. If it's got something to do with the dark
and horrific, you'll find it on Dread Central.

Home Media Magazine
Kyra Kudick
Executive Producer
(714) 338-6767
kkudick@questex.com
or
Kristina Kronenberg
Marketing Director
(714) 338-6743
kkronenberg@questex.com

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