“Obsession” led this year’s Fangoria Chainsaw Awards with the most amount of wins, taking home five awards including Best Director for Curry Barker and Best Lead Performance for Inde Navarrette.
\n\nCelebrating achievements in horror film, television and gaming, the fan-voted awards premiered Sunday on Shudder and were hosted by Devon Sawa (“Final Destination,” “Chucky”). Among the night’s most stand-out moments were “Insidious” star Lin Shaye presenting the final award of the evening for “Obsession” and “Cujo” star Dee Wallace presenting the Goodest Boy award to the leading canine in “Good Boy,” Nova Scotia retriever Indy.
\n\n“Like the genre it honors, the true fun of the Chainsaw Awards is that we have the audience’s permission to push the envelope. Horror fans not only want to celebrate the films and individuals who kept them watching, but they want to do it in a manner befitting the thing they love,” said Michael Varrati, who wrote and directed the ceremony. “That’s why we can present a special award to a dog who became a fan favorite or send our scream king host into a corn maze to contend with things lurking behind the rows.”
\n\n“Backrooms” earned the second highest amount of Chainsaw Awards, receiving…
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