"Best Of" Screening at 2015 World Horror Convention

Every so often, the Tabloid Witch Awards presents a "best of" encore screening of select past winners. It's happened twice before, at the 2008 and 2009 World Horror Conventions. It will happen for the third time at the 2015 World Horror Convention.

Because this year's WHC is convening in Atlanta, Georgia, with the theme of Southern Horror, the Tabloid Witch was asked to screen films from Dixie. Bearing that in mind, two Southern feature films were selected for the screening.

From Florida, winner of three 2010 Tabloid Witch Awards (Best Horror Feature Film, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor) ... The Sacred.



And from Kentucky, winner of three 2012 Tabloid Witch Awards (Best Actress, Best Sound, Honorable Mention) ... Spirit Stalkers.



The screenings will be on the night of Friday, May 8, 2015, at 9 p.m. (The Sacred) and 11 p.m. (Spirit Stalkers).

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Big Biting Pig Kickstarts Frances Stein

Past Tabloid Witch Award winners, Steve Hudgins and PJ Woodside of Big Biting Pig Productions, are now raising funds for their next horror feature film, Frances Stein.





The Big Biting Pig team describes Frances Stein "as a modern day female mad scientist movie." They plan for a Fall 2015 release date.

Big Biting Pig's impressive body of work includes such Tabloid Witch Award winners as Spirit Stalkers and The Creepy Doll. Their most recent film, The Caretakers, was nominated for a Rondo Award and for the Best Feature Film prize at the HorrorHound Film Fest.

News of the latest can be found at the Big Biting Pig website.

Motion Sickness Now Available on iTunes

Stephen M. Kerstein's Motion Sickness, which won several Tabloid Witches in 2012, is now available for viewing on iTunes.

David Lynch fans should enjoy Kerstein's film. Motion Sickness relates a strange series of mystical events, filled with sexual symbolism and dualism. Beyond that, it's difficult to say what the story is about (just as it's difficult to explain Lost Highway or Mulholland Drive). 

Check out the trailer below. If you like what you see, head on over to iTunes to see the whole film!

22 Horror Film Entries So Far ...

As of February 28, 2015, the Tabloid Witch has received 22 horror films for 2015 awards consideration: 6 features and 16 shorts. Entries have come from Argentina, Canada, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The deadline for 2015 award consideration is August 31, 2015. Details at: TabloidWitch.com.

"Best Of" Screening at Loscon 41

The Tabloid Witch is returning to Loscon. Los Angeles's 41st annual science fantasy convention will once again convene over Thanksgiving weekend at the LAX Marriott Hotel.

This will be the Tabloid Witch's 6th screening at Loscon, the previous years being 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2012. This latest event will include encore screenings of select 2014 short films and 2013's Tympanum (a feature).

The Tabloid Witch screenings are scheduled for Friday evening, November 28, from 8 p.m. to midnight, in the LAX Marriott Hotel's Saddle Brook Room. The roster is as follows:

short film block: 8 - 10:00 p.m.

Psychic Sue -- A phony psychic meets a real ghost. Horror comedy.

Timothy -- A children's TV show rabbit turns out to be...not nice. We always knewBarney the Dinosaur and the Teletubbies were evil. Grisly dark comedy.

The First Step -- A young girl in a new house hears a monster creeping up the stairs.

Za Edgara (aka To Edgar) -- How Edgar Allan Poe got so weird. Animation.

Somebody to Love-- A lonely man rescues a beautiful corpse...but women are all the same!

The Heebie Jeebies -- A mother's terrifying bedtime tale...or are Heebie Jeebies for real?

The Stomach -- A tormented medium hosts spirits in his stomach. Bloody British horror.

The Fear Box: 666 Telemarketing -- Telemarketers really are from Hell.

Ticket to the Haunted Mansion -- It's only a show...it's not real...it's only a show...right?

Lancaster Square -- A woman hears a baby crying...but where is the baby?

Filmmaker's Q&A

feature: 10:30 p.m. - midnight

Tympanum -- A family man finds a portal in his own apartment. A portal leading to...another planet? Another time? Another dimension?

4 Horror Film Entries So Far ...

The Tabloid Witch's 2014 award season closed on August 31, 2014, which was the entry deadline for 2014 consideration. Films received from the next day onward will be considered for the 2015 awards.

As of November 18, 2014, the Tabloid Witch has received 4 horror films for 2015 awards consideration: 1 feature and 3 shorts. Entries have come from Canada, France, Italy, and the United States.

The deadline for 2015 award consideration is August 31, 2015. Details at: TabloidWitch.com.

Spain's La Razon Reports on Tabloid Witch Awards

Mari Cielo Pajares (who won a 2014 Tabloid Witch Honorable Mention for writing The Fear Box: 666 Telemarketing) tells us that the Spanish newspaper La Razon reported on her film's many awards, including its Tabloid Witches for Honorable Mention and Best Actor.

You can read La Razon's report here.

In addition to scripting The Fear Box, Pajares also played the part of the demonic telemarketer:





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