Spike TV To Honor Horror Films and Shows

From Reuters:
Spike TV, the cable network that targets young men, is set to launch an awards show devoted to the booming horror/science fiction genre.

The Viacom-owned channel is working on "Scream 2006," which likely will air in October. "Scream" is scouting Los Angeles locations to shoot the event in September.

"There is so much to celebrate when you look to recent box office successes from 'Silent Hill' and 'Scary Movie 4' to television's 'Lost,"' said Casey Patterson, senior vp event production and talent development at Spike TV.

"Scream" will honor the best in film, TV, video games, comic books and music with a mix of serious awards for outstanding past and present people or programing to such light categories as highest body count in a movie and best blood-curdling scream."

"We want to have some fun, too, because it's Spike and the nature of the genres we're honoring," Patterson said.

"Scream" fits with Spike TV's strategic shift in favor of action-oriented programming like the upcoming series adaptation of theatrical "Blade."