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Nato And Remy’s Last Stand: First Ever Horror Oscars…I Mean…Igor Awards!

So here Remy and I are, with our own little horror column, wondering what to write about the week after horror yet again exists as the biggest Oscar snub of them all (except for Wreck-It Ralph which was 10x better than Brave!!!!) - and thus the Igor Awards are born. Well, born here at least. Universal has the Eyegore Awards during their Halloween Horror Nights, but ours pay tribute to that hunchbacked sidekick who will forever live in infamy.

Best Picture:

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Cabin In The Woods

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John Dies At The End

…and the Igor goes to:

Cabin In The Woods

Haters needn’t start their preaching here, because Cabin In The Woods deserves this Igor 100%. Get out of town with your arguments detailing how this isn’t a horror movie. Monsters, murderers, blood, guts, apocalyptic scenarios, sexy coeds, alcohol, bad decisions, A FREAKIN’ CABIN IN THE WOODS. I (Nato) was nice about it while writing our other 2012 horror articles, letting the trolls have their fun, but enough is enough. Just because something isn’t necessarily “scary” doesn’t mean it isn’t horror. Look at some of the more classic genre movies in history like Re-Animator or Evil Dead II. Can you argue those two aren’t 100% “scary?” Absolutely. Am I saying Cabin In The Woods is the next Evil Dead II? No, well, maybe, I don’t know, time will tell. But what I am saying is Cabin In The Woods ferociously dismembered every HORROR movie in the year of 2012 through a showing of alpha-male dominance, and was a surefire winner for the Best Picture Igor. No competition in the least.

Remy feels a little stronger about the argument though, stating if you don’t think Cabin In The Woods is horror, you’re a “kitten raping Nazi.” His words, not mine.

Hope you enjoyed the first annual Igor Awards! Since this is a growing project, what categories would you like to see next year if Remy and I haven’t been axed yet? Were there any snubs in this year’s selection process? Hit the comments and let us know!

*A special thanks to Remy for stepping in to guest write! Feel free to follow either of us on Twitter for even more insanity and updates:

Matt Donato

Remy Carreiro

Like what you read? Check out last week’s article where we take a look at 80s horror films which we ACTUALLY WANT to see remade!