40oz. of Horror Awards: The Best and Worst Horror Movies of 2011

Welcome to the new year everyone. In case you missed our awards show, here is a recap of what you missed. This is our rundown of the best and worst in horror of 2011. Let us know if we missed anything!

Check out the episode here.

Best Horror DVD/Blu-ray Release

Nominees:

• Intruder – Director’s Cut (DVD/Blu-ray) WINNER
• Zombie – 2-Disc Ultimate Edition (Blu-ray)
• Evil Dead 2 – 25^th Anniversary Edition (Blu-Ray)
• Fright Night – Limited Edition (Blu-ray)
• Honorable Mention: More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (DVD)

Best / Worst Horror Remake

Nominees:

• The Thing – WINNER: Worst
• Fright Night 3D
• Straw Dogs
• Season of the Witch
• Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark – WINNER: Best

Best / Worst Horror Sequel

Nominees:

• Scream 4
• Quarantine 2  – WINNER: Worst
• Final Destination 5
• Human Centipede 2
• Paranormal Activity 3
• Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2
• REC 2 – WINNER: Best

Horror on Television

Nominees:

• American Horror Story (FX) – CHAD’S WINNER
• Dexter (Showtime)
• The Walking Dead (AMC) – JAMES’ WINNER
• Supernatural (CW)
• True Blood (HBO)
• Grimm (NBC)

Most Overlooked Horror Movie of the Year

Nominees:

• Insidious – JAMES’ WINNER
• Kidnapped
• Black Death
• John Carpenter’s The Ward
• The Woman
• Rambokk: Berlin Undead – CHAD’S WINNER

Worst Horror Film of 2011

Nominees:

• Rubber – CHAD’S WINNER
• Red Riding Hood
• Shark Night 3D
• Apollo 18
• Priest
• The Rite
• The Thing – JAMES’ WINNER

Best Horror Film of 2011

Nominees:

• Hobo With A Shotgun
• Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil
• Attack the Block
• Troll Hunter
• REC 2 – JAMES’ RUNNER UP
• I Saw the Devil – WINNER
• Stakeland
• Insidious – CHAD’S RUNNER UP
• Black Death
• John Carpenter’s The Ward
• Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
• The Woman
• Monsters
• The Skin I Live In

Horror to Look Forward To In 2012

• You’re Next (Film)
• Deep Red (Film) Directed by: George Romero
• Cabin in the Woods (Film)
• The Captured Bird (Canadian Short Film)
• The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (Film)
• World War Z (Film)
• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Film)
• Livide (French Film)
• Prometheus (Film)
• Lords of Salem (Film)
• Pirahna 3DD (Film)
• The Collection (Film – Sequel to ‘The Collector’)
• REC 3: Genesis (Spanish Film)
• We’re Alive: The Zombie Podcast (Podcast)

In this episode Chad and James are once again joined by Brandon to talk about some horror news and movies, discuss the rapture that didn’t happen, and give you some tips to survive the zombie apocalypse.

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Brains!

The Center for Disease Control finally made an official statement about preparations for a zombie apocalypse Monday — and just in time for the rapture! If you are anything like us (and I know you are) then you have been waiting for the government to take an official stance on the walking dead for years. The internet has come alive and traffic has attacked the CDC blog like a flesh-hungry horde. At the time of writing this post, the CDC site is down for the count. However all the major news outlets are covering the story and Twitter is on fire!

What are you doing to prepare?!

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