The third annual “SCREAM,” Awards, a celebration of the best in horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic genre premiering on Spike TV Tuesday, October 21 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) from The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, CA. With categories including The Ultimate Scream, Best Superhero, Best Villain, Best Director, Most Memorable Mutilation and Best Fantasy Movie – Spike believes it’s about time that someone paid homage to the incredible talent involved in this industry.

This summer’s mega-blockbuster “The Dark Knight” tops the list with 21 nominations including The Ultimate Scream, Best Superhero, Best Villain, Best Director, Most Memorable Mutilation and Best Fantasy Movie.  “Iron Man” came in second with 14 nominations and “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” is next in line with 13 nominations.  (A full list of categories and nominations are included in the press release).

Ballots were sent out to Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2008” advisory board, made up of respected and well-known members of the horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic book worlds who were responsible for advising on categories and determining nominees in each category.  All films, television shows and comic books were deemed eligible for inclusion if they were released between August 11, 2007 and August 8, 2008 and were representative of the genres listed.  Winners will be determined by online voting at spike.com.