Dread Central & Home Media Magazine Announce Second Annual Reaper Awards!

October 12, 2010, at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, “The Grimmys” will be awarded to the best horror DVDs and Blu-ray discs of the past year.

“We’re dying to see who wins, following a successful event in 2009,” says Stephanie Prange, the event’s executive producer and editor-in-chief of Home Media Magazine. “There’s nothing scarier than watching a horror movie at home on disc with the lights out, and we aim to honor that tradition.”

“Grimmy” winners will be celebrated in the Roosevelt’s famed Blossom Room with a cocktail party and dinner, followed by an awards show featuring celebrity presenters.

A panel of judges will choose nominees in eight categories, with winners determined by an online vote held August 30 to October 1 at ReaperAwards.com. In addition, consumers can vote in three categories to pick the titles most anticipated for the fourth quarter.

Judges include Home Media Magazine publisher Thomas K. Arnold and reviews editor John Latchem; Steve “Uncle Creepy” Barton from DreadCentral.com; Brad “Mr. Disgusting” Miska of Bloody-Disgusting.com; ShockTillYouDrop.com’s Ryan Turek aka “Ryan Rotten”; Staci Wilson from Horror.com, Lawrence Raffel of Fearnet.com; and a special celebrity judge, filmmaker/legend Roger Corman, whose cult-classic films are being re-released on DVD and Blu-ray as part of the “Roger Corman’s Cult Classics” line from Shout! Factory and Vivendi.

For information on event sponsorship, contact Stephanie Prange at (714) 338-6747 or sprange@questex.com. To submit titles or view the guidelines, visit Home Media Magazine’s Reaper Awards Submission Page.