It will be one "dark night" this October as Spike TV presents the third annual SCREAM, a celebration of the best in horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic genres. Taping on Saturday, October 18 from The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, California, SCREAM 2008 will premiere on Spike TV Tuesday, October 21 (9-11 p.m., ET/PT).

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.

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.

Spike TV will present film legends Tim Burton and Wes Craven with discretionary awards for their groundbreaking achievements in the horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic book genres during SCREAM 2008.

SCREAM 2008 will also feature appearances and performances by Kristen Bell, Julie Benz, Darren Lynn Bousman, Thomas Dekker, Guillermo Del Toro, Summer Glau, Samuel L. Jackson, Doug Jones, Kerli, Stan Lee, The Osbournes, Jared Padelecki, Ron Perlman, Amanda Righetti, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott, Kevin Smith, Liv Tyler, Gerard Way, Rob Zombie and more to be announced shortly.

Winners will be determined by online voting at spike.com.

Members of this year's advisory board include:

--Wes Craven (writer/director A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET)
--Neil Gaiman (writer/producer BEOWULF, STARDUST, MIRRORMASK)
--Geoff Johns (comic book writer, DC and Marvel, co-writer/co-director/co-producer NAUGHTY OR NICE)
--Stephen King, acclaimed novelist
--Tim Kring (executive producer/creator, HEROES)
--Stephenie Meyer (novelist TWILIGHT, ECLIPSE, BREAKING DAWN)
--Frank Miller (writer/producer/director SIN CITY, 300, writer/producer THE SPIRIT)
--Eli Roth (writer/producer/director, HOSTEL, CELL, CABIN FEVER)
--Kevin Smith (writer/director CLERKS, DOGMA, REAPER)
--Guillermo Del Toro (director HELLBOY 1 and 2, PAN'S LABYRINTH)
--Paula Wagner (partner Cruise/Wagner Productions)

The nominees are:

The Ultimate Scream
CLOVERFIELD
THE DARK KNIGHT
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
IRON MAN
LOST
THE MIST

Best Fantasy Movie
BEOWULF
THE DARK KNIGHT
HANCOCK
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
THE INCREDIBLE HULK
WANTED

Best Horror Movie
30 DAYS OF NIGHT
THE MIST
THE ORPHANAGE
THE RUINS
THE STRANGERS
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET

Best Science Fiction Movie
CLOVERFIELD
I AM LEGEND
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
IRON MAN
SOUTHLAND TALES
WALL-E

Best TV Show
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
DEXTER
HEROES
LOST
REAPER
TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES

Best Superhero
Christian Bale as Batman, THE DARK KNIGHT
Will Smith as John Hancock, HANCOCK
Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura, HEROES
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, IRON MAN
Edward Norton as The Hulk, THE INCREDIBLE HULK
Ron Perlman as Hellboy, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY

Best Actor In A Fantasy Movie Or TV Show
Christian Bale, THE DARK KNIGHT
Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHT
James McAvoy, WANTED
Edward Norton, THE INCREDIBLE HULK
Terry O'Quinn, LOST
Ron Perlman, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY

Best Actor In A Horror Movie Or TV Show
Fernando Cayo, THE ORPHANAGE
Johnny Depp, SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Michael C. Hall, DEXTER
Thomas Jane, THE MIST
Jared Padalecki, SUPERNATURAL
Jonathan Tucker, THE RUINS