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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Anchor Bay Entertainment each claimed four Grimmys at the Reaper Awards October 13, but Anchor Bay’s (incredible) Hellraiser boxed set walked away with the top prize, reports Home Media Magazine, who hosted the event alongside Dread Central. The first ever Reaper Awards honored the best horror-themed DVDs and Blu-ray Discs released between Sept. 1, 2008, and Aug. 31, 2009. A panel of judges selected nominees from a pool of studio submissions, with winners determined by an online vote held in September. Winning titles were honored with a Grimmy, a hand-painted statuette resembling the Grim Reaper. Check out a list of winners below.

The Hellraiser boxed set earned two Grimmys, for Best in Show and Best Packaging. The set came in a gold box fashioned after the Lament Configuration box from the films, and included the 20th anniversary DVDs of the first two films and the Blu-ray of the first film. The Blu-ray version of the first film also won for Best Remastering.

Sony Pictures won for Best Blu-ray for its Ghostbusters 25th anniversary re-release (an award it hardly deserves and I think Sony should do the right thing and return the Grimmy after its embarrassing transfer); Best Vampire/Werewolf film award for Underworld: Rise of the Lycans; Best Zombie film award for Quarantine; and Best Indie/Foreign for [REC], the Spanish film upon which Quarantine is based.

Best Theatrical went to Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s The Last House on the Left, a remake of a 1972 Wes Craven film.

The original Last House,/i> earned 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and MGM a Grimmy for Best Slasher. A tie in that category also yielded a Grimmy to Anchor Bay’s direct-to-video film Laid to Rest, which introduced a new horror villain to the genre: ChromeSkull.

Michael Felsher, owner of Red Shirt Pictures, a company that produces DVD special features, earned a lifetime achievement Grimmy.

2009 Reaper Award Winners:

• Best in Show: Hellraiser Box Set, Anchor Bay Entertainment
• Best Theatrical: The Last House on the Left (2009), Universal Studios Home Entertainment
• Best DTV Release: Alien Raiders, Warner Home Video
• Best Re-release: Friday the 13th: Deluxe Editions (Parts 1-6), Paramount Home Entertainment
• Best Boxed Set or TV Series: Dexter: The Complete Third Season, Paramount Home Entertainment/CBS/Showtime
• Best Indie/Foreign: [REC], Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Best Slasher (tie): Laid to Rest, Anchor Bay Entertainment; The Last House on the Left (1972), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment/MGM
• Best Vampire/Werewolf: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Best Zombie: Quarantine, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Best Ghost Story: The Haunting in Connecticut, Lionsgate
• Best Packaging: Hellraiser Box Set, Anchor Bay Entertainment
• Best Re-mastering: Hellraiser, Anchor Bay Entertainment
• Best Blu-ray Disc: Ghostbusters, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Lifetime Achievement: Michael Felsher, Red Shirt Pictures

Source: Home Media Magazine

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Captain Trips 3:29am, October 14, 2009 Don't agree with 'Last House' or 'Underworld' but what the hell, the others are pretty good.

Itsmikeandike 3:38am, October 14, 2009 People really voted for Last House? Really? Could have been worse, we suppose. Could have been the remake of Don't Answer the Phone

Itsmikeandike 3:39am, October 14, 2009 You are so right, Captain.

jkrouskop 3:55am, October 14, 2009 If you've seen the APRIL FOOLS DAY remake, you know that the 2009 LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT was A-list horror by comparison. Everything is relative.

cryocore 3:59am, October 14, 2009 I call Bullshit How does Quarantine beat [REC] for best Zombie film? [REC] is vastly superior and seeing as Q is a remake of it how does it win. Typical pandering by US judges...

AdamDodd 6:54am, October 14, 2009 Quarantine was an excellent film and Jennifer Carpenter deserves serious props for her work in it (especially near the end), but I never watched [REC] so I can't necessarily judge which deserves to win. But what I do know is that I want that Hellraiser box set BAD.

crow454 7:01am, October 14, 2009 This is a sad list indeed. Last House on the Left 2009 was a cartoon of a bad Rob Zombie flick, with its ultra hip rock n' roll villains. It was as bad as that steaming pile of amateur crap Laid to Rest (I will give it props for fx, but that doesn't make a great film). And Underworld?! I'll admit the list of Vampire/WW flicks is slim, but seriously...not Let the Right One In? Quarantine was ok, but REC was amazing. Quarantine would have been great if there was no REC to compare it too.

persona95 7:16am, October 14, 2009 Loved alien raiders but for best DTV...I would have said Trick 'r Treat... but i guess alien raiders is good too

NateW24 10:52am, October 14, 2009 trick 'r treat didn't come out in time persona95. It had to be out before August 31st. Also i don't understand how Last house won for slasher

Slasher-Freak 10:54am, October 14, 2009 Best Zombie: Quarantine...these people are fucking idiots. They are not zombies...they're possessed.

acg8822 11:50pm, October 15, 2009 possessed??? where do u get that they are possessed?? the are zombies!! havent seen REC yet but will.

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