Horror, entertainment and pop culture news site HalloweenEveryNight.com won 10 awards — including four in the illustration category, three for video, two for multimedia and one for writing at the 2024 Orange County Press Club Awards, an event recognizing excellence in local journalism.
The annual awards ceremony honors the work from publications and websites like The Los Angeles Times, Voice of OC, and The Orange County Register in various categories from news to features, video, photo, and social media. The event concluded with a memoriam of journalists who died in the past year.
Halloween Every Night won awards across multiple divisions, including Best Video, Best Use of Multimedia (which includes story, video and photo), Best Profile, and Best Illustration.
Here are the winners:
Best Illustration
First Place: Deanna Lim
The Crucible is Still Swinging at Fear and Hysteria
Second Place: Leslie Rodriguez
Tim Burton
Third Place: Deanna Lim
The Amityville Horror
Honorable Mention: Eiloh Virgo
Malcolm McDowell
Best Video
First Place: Vanessa Vela
Viva La Vida 2023 — Dia De Los Muertos Festival
Second Place: Mica Medina
Maverick Theater’s King Kong 2023
Third Place: Mica Medina
Plan 9 From Outer Space 2023
Best Use of Multimedia
First Place: Jessica Peralta, Emily Reyes, George O’ Connor & Shawn Price
Creepmas Is Trending
Third Place: Jessica Peralta, Kitae (Thomas) Kim & Shawn Price
The Hotel Who? Returns for Spring with ‘A Love Story’
Best Profile
Second Place: Shawn Price
I Hiked With Julian Sands. I’m Not Writing His Obituary