The 2012 winning films screened at Loscon 39, the Los Angeles Science Fantasy convention, on the evening of November 23, 2012. Yes, Thanksgiving weekend.

2012 Tabloid Witch Award Winners

* Best Horror Feature Film .......................... Mark Duffield (Demon)

* Best Dramatic Horror Short Film .............. Rafael De Leon Jr. (Birthday Boys)

* Best Comedic Horror Short Film ............... William Allinson (I Spyders)

* Best Animated Horror Short Film .............. Bradley Schaffer (Thumb Snatchers from the Moon Cocoon)

* Best Avant-Garde Horror Short Film ........ Axelle Carolyn (The Halloween Kid)

* Best Actress .............................................. PJ Woodside (Spirit Stalkers)

* Best Actor .................................................. Andrew Mullan (Demon)

* Best Supporting Actress ........................... Alyssa Simon (Anniversary Dinner)

* Best Supporting Actor ................................ Gabriel Dumas (I Spyders)

* Best Cinematography ................................ Eun-ah Lee (Motion Sickness)

* Best Sound ................................................. PJ Woodside (Spirit Stalkers)

* Best Visual Effects ..................................... Ben Pohl (Divination)

* Best Make-Up Effects ................................ James Alexander (Demon)

* Best Music Soundtrack .............................. Michael Daniel (Blood Rush)

* Honorable Mention .................................... Stephen M. Kerstein (Motion Sickness)

* Honorable Mention .................................... Steve Hudgins (Spirit Stalkers)

* Honorable Mention .................................... Charles Roxburgh & Matt Farley (Don't Let the Riverbeast Get You!)

* Honorable Mention .................................... Erik Gardner (Blue Hole)

* Honorable Mention .................................... Peter Hengl (Vadim)

* Honorable Mention ................................... Jessi Gotta & Brian Silliman (Anniversary Dinner)

* Honorable Mention ................................... Stephen W. Martin (Dead Friends)

What Does It Take to Win a Tabloid Witch?

Check out 2012's Best Comedic Horror Short Film, I Spyders:

2012's Best Animated Horror Short Film, Thumb Snatchers from the Moon Cocoon:

2012's Honorable Mention, Blue Hole:

2012's Honorable Mention, Dead Friends:

Gallery of Winners

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