Even though Halloween is long gone, horror films are popular year-round. The 2006 Tabloid Witch Award-winning horror films will screen at the Santa Monica Public Library’s Main Branch on Saturday, Dec. 9, from noon to 5:15 p.m.
Filmmakers and actors will participate in a follow-up audience question-and-answer session. The event is free and open to the public.
The Tabloid Witch Awards, now in their third year, is a film contest sponsored by the HollywoodInvestigator.com online tabloid. Neither filmmakers nor audience members are ever charged to participate. Winners are announced every October to coincide with the Halloween season, and screened some time thereafter.
Seven films will be screened at the Santa Monica Public Library’s Main Branch, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. The two feature films are Rolfe Kanefsky’s “Nightmare Man” and Eric Morgret’s “Strange Aeons.” The five shorts include Mike Flanagan’s “Oculus” and four honorable mentions. “Oculus” stars Scott Graham (Best Actor).
For more information about this free public program, contact the Santa Monica Public Library at (310) 458-8600; or visit the library’s web site at www.smpl.org. DP
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 6, 2006. Read the original PDF.