Horror news website HalloweenEveryNight.com won 10 awards — sweeping the illustrations category for the second year — in the 2021 Orange County Press Club Awards, an event recognizing excellence in local journalism.
The event, taking place virtually for the second year in a row, streamed live on Facebook July 22, 2021. Other winners included traditional and speciality publications and websites like Voice of OC, Food & Travel, The Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times.
The virtual event ended with a video honoring the journalists whose lives were lost in the past year.
Halloween Every Night placed across multiple divisions, including Design/Graphics, Non-Traditional or Speciality Publications and Multimedia. Here are the winners:
DESIGN/GRAPHICS
Best Graphic
Second place: Nicole Lavanier, “Escapology Day 2020: Escape the Overlook”
Best COVID-19 Graphics
Third place: Kaz Fantone, “This Is a Public Service Announcement—With Ghouls”
Best Illustration
First place: Justin Pakneshan, Thriller
Second place: Justin Pakneshan, Millicent Patrick
Third place: Jenna Red, Edward Scissorhands
Honorable Mention: Ashley Oliman, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die
NON-TRADITIONAL/SPECIALTY PUBLICATIONS
Best Music/Entertainment Story or Review
First place: Jessica Peralta, “Candle House Collective Creates Connections, One Creepy Call at a Time”
MULTIMEDIA
Best Audience Engagement/Use of Social Media
Third place: Jessica Peralta, @halloweeneverynight
Best Video
Third place: Shawn Price, “How to Summon the Spirit of Jacob Marley”
Best Use of Multimedia
First place: Jessica Peralta, “Maverick Theater’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’: These Zombies Really Can’t Be Killed”
