Horror movie Web site, Fearnet.com, releases its 'Best of 2011' lists

The horror movie Web site, Fearnet.com, released earlier this week its “Best of 2011” lists in a number of categories, including books, comics, movies, video games, music and genre TV.

For those of you unfamiliar with Fearnet.com, it is an online movie site that claims to be the “world’s premiere destination for horror, thriller and suspense.” It’s the web’s No. 1 site for genre movies and was named among PC Magazine’s “15 Best Web Sites for Movie Fans.” Check it out when you get a chance.

Without further ado, here are the works that made each of the aforementioned lists.

Best of 2011 – Books & Comics
1. The Alien Vault by Ian Nathan
2. Aloha from Hell by Richard Kadrey
3. The Complete Drive-In by Joe R. Lansdale
4. Creepy Presents Bernie Wrightson
5. The Hammer Vault by Marcus Hearn
6. The Hidden by Richard Sala
7. The Lives of Sacco and Vanzetti by Rick Geary
8. The Painter, the Creature, and the Father of Lies by Clive Barker (edited by Phil and Sarah Stokes)

Best of 2011 – Movies
1. Attack the Block
2. Bereavement
3. Black Death
4. Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2
5. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
6. Final Destination 5
7. Fright Night
8. Hobo with a Shotgun
9. A Horrible Way to Die
10. Insidious
11. I Saw the Devil
12. Paranormal Activity 3
13. [REC] 2
14. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
15. Rubber
16. The Skin I Live In
17. Super 8
18. Troll Hunter
19. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
20. The Ward
21. We Need to Talk About Kevin
22. The Woman

Best of 2011 – Video Games
1. Alice: Madness Returns
2. Batman: Arkham City
3. Mortal Kombat
4. Shadows of the Damned

Best of 2011 – Music
1. Best Rock Album – Alice Cooper, Welcome 2 My Nightmare
2. Best Metal Album – Septicflesh, The Great Mass
3. Best Electronic Album – Skinny Puppy, Handover
4. Best Original Horror Film Score – Mark Kilian, The Ward
5. Best Use of Music in a Horror Film – Chillerama

Best of 2011 – Genre TV
1. American Horror Story - "Home Invasion" Episode 102 - October 12, 2011
2. Death Valley - "Zombie Fights" Episode 105 - September 26, 2011
3. Fringe - "The Day We Died" Episode 322 - May 6, 2011
4. Supernatural - "The French Mistake" Episode 615 - February 25, 2011
5. Supernatural - "Shut Up, Dr. Phil" Episode 705 - October 21, 2011
6. The Walking Dead - "What Lies Ahead" Episode 201 - October 16, 2011
7. The Vampire Diaries - "The Sun Also Rises" (Episode 221) and "As I Lay Dying" (Episode 222) - May 5, 2011 and May 12, 2011
8. Being Human - "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Me Killing You" Episode 113 - April 11, 2011
9. Dexter - "This Is the Way the World Ends" Episode 613 - December 18, 2011

The editors at Fearnet also released Best of 2011 lists in two other categories, “Non-Genre TV Gets Scary” and “TV Kills.” To read about those lists and for more information about the others mentioned above, including reviews of most of these items, visit www.fearnet.com.