THE FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS RETURN TO SHUDDER ON SUNDAY, MAY 15TH

David Dastmalchian will again host the 2022 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards on Sunday, May 15th. Image courtesy of FANGORIA.

The best in horror is back on Shudder! FANGORIA Studios and Shudder have announced that the 2022 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards will premiere on Sunday, May 15th at 7pm EST, exclusively on the Shudder streaming service.

The ceremony, which honors outstanding achievements in horror, across both film and television, will be hosted by David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad, Dune), and will include such presenters as Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), Bryan Fuller (Hannibal), Rachel True (Horror Noire, The Craft), and many more.

Since 1992, the Chainsaw Awards have honored top achievements in the horror genre, with past recipients including Wes Craven, George A. Romero, Lupita Nyong’o, Anthony Hopkins, and Elisabeth Moss.

This year’s nominees include Candyman, Last Night in Soho, Titane, Chucky, and Midnight Mass. The special is being produced by Armen Aghaeian, produced and directed by Ama Lea, and written by Michael Varrati. Executive Producers are Tara Ansley, Abhi Goel, and Phil Nobile Jr.

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE:

“Last year’s Chainsaw Awards were not only a highlight of the year in horror, but a testimony to the very spirit of the genre, as ingenuity and resourcefulness won out over the challenges of production during lockdown,” said Fangoria editor, Phil Nobile Jr. “We’ve upped the ante this year and added some new categories, and we’re excited for fans to tune in to once again celebrate an amazing year for horror and its fans.”

“Shudder is proud to once again join forces with FANGORIA to celebrate the best in horror, as voted on by the horror community itself,” said Shudder General Manager Craig Engler. 

This year's ceremony will premiere Sunday, May 15 at 7pm ET on Shudder TV, Shudder’s in-app programming feed, with additional pre and post shows streaming via Fango’s social media accounts. The Awards will be made available on demand on Shudder across all platforms, partners and territories beginning Monday, May 16.

Here is the full list of presenters:

• The Boulet Brothers (The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula)

• Alejandro Brugues (director, Juan of the Dead, Nightmare Cinema)

• Peaches Christ (performer/filmmaker, All About Evil)

• Jim Cummings (filmmaker, The Beta Test)

• Joe Dante (director, The Howling, Gremlins)

• Tananarive Due (author; screenwriter, The Twilight Zone)

• Bryan Fuller (producer, Hannibal, Queer for Fear) 

• Michael Gingold (writer, FANGORIA; Ad Nauseam)

• Brea Grant (filmmaker, 12-Hour-Shift)

• Harvey Guillén (actor, What We Do in the Shadows)

• Elric Kane (Colors of the Dark podcast)

• Joe Lo Truglio (actor/filmmaker, Wet Hot American Summer; Outpost)

• Harry Manfredini (composer, Friday the 13th)

• Rebekah McKendry (Colors of the Dark podcast)

• Misha Osherovich (actor, Freaky)

• Jeff Daniel Phillips (actor, The Munsters)

• Diana Prince (aka Darcy the Mail Girl, The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs)

• Radio Silence (filmmakers, Scream)

• Daniel Roebuck (actor, The Munsters)

• Felissa Rose (actor, Sleepaway Camp)

• Josh Ruben (filmmaker, Werewolves Within)

• Tiffany Shepis (actor, Victor Crowley)

• Tracie Thoms (actor, Death Proof)

• Rachel True (actor, Horror Noire, The Craft)

• Michael Varrati (writer, Midnight Mass podcast)

• Dee Wallace (actor, The Howling, Cujo)

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