(Jan. 18, 2008 – Seattle, Wash.) HellHouse Media is proud to announce its nomination as Emerging Studio of the Year at the 2008 XBIZ Awards.

“Since the nominees for this award were chosen by fans and our colleagues in the industry, just being nominated really is an honor,” said company founder and CEO Ty Gonty. “Of course, we do want to win too.”

The news of the nomination came at the end of a great year for HellHouse. Among other things this year, the company completed the acquisition of Made2Order Video, signed a distribution deal with Pure Play Media, and launched a new energy drink called Pure Pain.

HellHouse Media also recently announced the release date of the much anticipated title, Nasty Talk, directed by Kevin Moore. This DVD, which features such great talent as Jenna Haze, Jenny Hendrix, Rachel Starr, and others, will be in stores on March 17th, 2008.

The 2008 XBIZ Awards will be held Feb. 7, 2008 in Hollywood, CA conjunction with XBIZ Hollywood ’08 Industry Conference.

About HellHouse:

HellHouse Media is a Seattle-based adult media company with several highly successful titles in their library, including Dykes In The Dungeon, The Girls Of Wolfpac and Broke Down. The company received three nominations for the 2008 AVN Awards and has recently received mainstream press coverage in USA Today, WIRED, Forbes, and more.

For HellHouse sales inquiries contact Jameson Grimaud at 866-820-3000 extension 216, or jameson@pureplaymedia.com