Horror, entertainment and pop culture news site HalloweenEveryNight.com won 7 awards — including three in the multimedia category, three for illustration and one each for graphics and video at the 2023 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 Graphic, and Best Illustration.
Here are the winners:
Best Video
Honorable Mention: Shawn Price, Jessica Peralta and Aylin Ruiz
“A Conversation with Ann & Kong”
Best Use of Multimedia
First place: Jessica Peralta, Shawn Price, Aylin Ruiz and Lindsay Schiro
“‘Spook Show 17’ Offers a Look Behind The 17th Door”
Third place: Jessica Peralta, Shawn Price and Hannah Nguyen
“Twisted Christmas Brings Immersive Scares to The Frida Cinema”
Best Graphic
First place: Jennifer Coats and Shawn Price
Best Illustration
First place: Dominic Ho
Third place: Dominic Ho
Honorable Mention: Dexter Urias