On Friday evening March 25, 2022 Adam Green was presented with HorrorHound Magazine’s “Icon Award” in a special ceremony that was held during the “HorrorHound Weekend” convention in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The below video of Green’s acceptance speech includes the tribute to his career that was shown during the ceremony. The video contains scenes of graphic violence and gore from Green’s many films. Discretion is advised.

Click on the image above to watch the tribute and acceptance speech.

“It gives us great pleasure to present the HorrorHound Icon Award to filmmaker Adam Green,” said Nathan Hanneman, Promoter for the HorrorHound Weekend convention events and Editor-in-Chief of the long-running HorrorHound Magazine. “Adam has proven to be a trailblazer in the world of horror and a true icon within this beloved industry, and we congratulate him on this well-deserved honor.”

From HorrorHound Magazine: Adam Green is not only a fan-favorite director within the horror industry, having created the Hatchet film franchise and the series’ iconic “Victor Crowley” character, but having helmed other popular works, such as Frozen, Spiral, Digging Up the Marrow, and the cult TV series Holliston (of which he also starred), as well as developing his own production company, ArieScope Pictures, which produced the 2009 horror gem Grace (starring Jordan Ladd) and 2011’s anthology feature, Chillerama. Adam Green’s dedication to elevating the industry as a whole has inspired other filmmakers, and epitomizes the type of leadership in the genre that earns a special type of notoriety and honor.