The Reaper Awards is an annual awards show presented by Home Media Magazine

Home Media Magazine

Home Media Magazine is a weekly trade publication that covers various aspects of the home entertainment industry, most notably DVD, Blu-ray Disc and digital distribution. Also covered is news relating to consumer electronics, video games, home video distributors, video-on-demand and Internet...

 and Dread Central 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 coveted "Grimmy Award" - a hand-crafted Grim Reaper statue.

The first award ceremony launched at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, CA on October 13, 2009.

Past judges have included filmmakers Roger Corman

Roger Corman

Roger William Corman is an American film producer, director and actor. He has mostly worked on low-budget B movies. Some of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and in 2009 he won an Honorary Academy Award for...

 and Mick Garris

Mick Garris

Mick Garris is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California.-Biography:He is best known for his adaptations of Stephen King stories, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers starring Madchen Amick and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror...

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Award categories

Best Theatrical Release

Best Direct-To-Video Release

Best Blu-Ray

Best Indie/Foreign Release

Best Box Set or TV Show Collection

Best Packaging

In addition to the fan-vote categories are the "Best in Show" and "Lifetime Achievement" awards which are picked by a panel of judges. Previous winners include:

Best in Show

Hellraiser

Hellraiser

Hellraiser is a 1987 British and American horror film based upon the novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. Hellraiser explores themes of sadomasochism and morality under duress and fear. The film spawned a series of sequels...

: Box Set (2009)