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HORROR2COMIC 2023 WINNERS

Our first year of HORROR2COMIC was a monster success! Despite delays due to the WGA strike (there was a question of jeopardizing future union eligibility because some of our judges were affiliated with struck companies) we ended strong and the Winners were announced in the Hollywood Reporter and are listed below.

GRAND PRIZE

HILLBILLIES VS. ALIEN CHICKENS

by Nicholas Tana

A vegan hillbilly discovers he’s the world’s best defense against invading alien chickens.

1ST PRIZE

FALLS THE HAMMER

by Douglas Corleone

During the blizzard of 1872, fearless pioneer Abby Baylis must survive America’s first family of serial killers.

2ND PRIZE

Beast of Virginia

by Matthew Corley

An outcast in a remote Puritan colony must confront a mysterious beast that’s slaughtering villagers before she is executed as the witch responsible.

3RD PRIZE

El Cucuy

by Shane Redding

A depressed young Mexican man finds himself in a fight for his life when a mysterious dark force begins tormenting him and causing everyone in his life to forget about him.

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

Kagae

by Nicholas Martineau

An aging Korean military vet with PTSD and his unaccomplished 2nd generation son navigate a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America.

FINALISTS 2023

Title	Writer(s)
The Passengers	Alain Soussokho
Deadfellows	Kody Hamilton
Bright Shadows 2161	Xxavier Robertson
Lola & Lita, Love & Light	Heather Renee Wake
Joyless	Ryan Manns & Jocelyn Manns
Vi CITY	Ryan Smith
Society of Strays	Christopher Chou Slomiak
A Real Man	Magda Pazdej
Before Sundown	Peter Rivera & Justise Ortiz
The Supremes	Benny Jean-Baptiste
New Universe	Cougar Littlefield
Renfield	Dan Frischman
StarRunner Ultra	Andres Arellano-Quimi
Future Tripping	Brian Gene White
ALTERED IMAGE	Gavin Paul Carter
The Lost Girls	Dustin Schmidt
School Spirit	Doug Simpson
The Second Law	Marcos Soriano
TARO: Legend of Japan	Blue Spruell
Blubber	Matt Laughery
El Soldado de Marbach	Arturo Javier Mireles
Heard	Alex George Pickering
Say Boo	Francis Abbey
Superseded	John Dorney
The Resurrectionists	Travis J. Opgenorth
KINGDOM OF GOD	Travis Opgenorth
The Legend	Eric Han
SPECS	Allison Mick
Little Criminals	caitlin amans
Killing Santa	Heath Houseman

SEMI-FINALISTS 2023

Title	Writer(s)
A Better Place	Katterina Powers
A Real Man	Magda Pazdej
A Titan Opus	John McPhaul III
A White and Savage Land	Alex Rivers
ALTERED IMAGE	Gavin Paul Carter
ANOMALY	Dillon VanOort
ARCANA	GREGG MELLER
AmaZone	Chris Gilders
Andy Inherits the World	Bryan Kelsey
Apples	Rodolfo Salas
Astral World	DMNTNSH
Before Sundown	Peter Rivera
Blood Related	Derek Johnson II
Blubber	Matt Laughery
Bright Shadows 2161	Xxavier Robertson
Brighton Nightlife	James (Alexander) Allen
Brothers of Gath	Craig Weishaar
Buffalo Nation	Alexander Major
Bune	Harris Kauffman
Butterfly - 'The Witch and the Maid'	Harriet O'Neill
COPPERHEADS	Nick Coviello
Calypso	James Barnes
Crossroads: At the Hour of Death	A. R. (RUSSELL) ASHWORTH
DRAGONS OF THE GLOAMING	Joel McElvaney
DUMBEST GENERATION	Leslie Lyshkov
Deadfellows	Kody Hamilton
El Soldado de Marbach	Arturo Javier Mireles
Elements	Dustin Drye
FURIOUS	Christine McKeever
Five Against Tartarus	Mario Baldessari
Future Tripping	Brian Gene White
GIRL AT THE END OF THE WORLD	Dillon VanOort
Gator	Sam Zehr
Gay Girl Gang	Audra Wheeler
Hatshepsut	Rima Lyn
Heard	Alex George Pickering
Hell Kitten	Susan Hamilton
Hellbreakers	Chris Mueller
I Love Lucifer (Feature)	Susie Singer Carter
I'm a Prisoner in an Alien Zoo	Adam Kaiser
INVISIBLE	Mitchell Nyberg
Joyless	Ryan Manns
KINGDOM OF GOD	Travis Opgenorth
Killing Santa	Heath Houseman
LAIR	Jacob Hirsch
Little Criminals	caitlin amans
Lola & Lita, Love & Light	Heather Renee Wake
Mark of the Beast	Alex Fountain
Medicine Woman	Hilary Van Hoose
Mortal Path TV Series - Bound by Blood Pilot	Dakota Banks
My Real Imaginary Friends	Kyle Rizor
New Chapter	Ryan Manns
New Universe	Cougar Littlefield
NightHawk: Stolen lives	Gary Jones
Ninestein	Matt Milne
October Seven	Steven Stiefel
On The Road With Fanny and Stanley	Anthony Charles
Once Upon A Time In Australia	Storm Ashwood
One More	Sharon Powers
Part Time Devil	Sean Price
Paulina	Shaun Radecki
Puglisi	Adam Skrine
Reclamation	Peter Rívera
Renfield	Dan Frischman
SILVER STAR	Katherine Ruppe
SPECS	Allison Mick
SQUISH & DUFFEL	Jeff Galante
Sa'Be (The Legend of Bigfoot)	Benjamin Sarno
Sanctum	Dan Benamor
Saturday Morning Siege	Robert Walcott
Say Boo	Francis Abbey
Scales	Jeremy Kirk
School Spirit	Doug Simpson
Sisters of Broadash	Payton Bernhardt
Smoke	Brian Moon
Society of Strays	Christopher Chou Slomiak
Something Wicked	Allison Hanna
StarRunner Ultra	Andres Arellano-Quimi
Superseded	John Dorney
TARO: Legend of Japan	Blue Spruell
THE MINEFIELD	Quinn Redeker
Talon: Vengeance	Deborah Syna
The Blues in Your Whites	Niv Elbaz
The Boarder	Paul Toth
The City Under Glass (Pilot)	RA Peterson
The Clubhouse for Wayward Souls	R.J. Blake
The Curse of Cain	Eran Creevy
The Devil, a Rebel, a Fool	Clay Fusco
The Extraordinary Journey of a Black Nerd	Jon Hughes
The Forgotten Kingdom, The Rise Of The Fallen	Andrew Lehmann
The Gravity Well	Tom Fisher
The Legend	Eric Han
The Liberator	Kevin Taylor
The Lost Girls	Dustin Schmidt
The Magnificent Cartridge Kids	Aiden Lonergan
The Neighborhood	Sara Strange
The Passengers	Alain Soussokho
The Resurrectionists	Travis J. Opgenorth
The Second Law	Marcos Soriano
The Sheriff of Sturgill	monis rose
The Smell of Fear	Joseph Lint
The Supremes	Benny Jean-Baptiste
The Trident	Daquon Brunson
The Virgin Madam	Robert Harbour
Turn This Spaceship Around!	Jaye Blohm
Two Stoned Ladies	Justin Nosler
Uncle Black	Aaron Pinchback
Urban Defender	John Kim
VENERY	Dan Benamor
Vi CITY	Ryan Smith
Vi CITY (Graphic Novel)	Ryan Smith
War Angels	Javona Williams
Welcome to Hell: Please Check In	Halle McGowan
dummkopf	Sarah Brockmann

QUARTER-FINALISTS 2023

Title	Writer(s)
21 Ways to Know If You're Possessed	Laurence Walsh
A BETTER PLACE	Katterina Powers
A Real Man	Magda Pazdej
A Tale of Gods and Lies	Luca Violante
A Titan Opus	John McPhaul III
A White and Savage Land	Alex Rivers
ALL THE WORLD (or WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE TELLS HIS CHILDREN A BEDTIME STORY)	Martin Keady
ALTERED IMAGE	Gavin Paul Carter
AMORPHOUS - A SHADOW OF GHOSTS	Gavin Paul Carter
ANOMALY	Dillon VanOort
ARCANA	GREGG MELLER
ATSF (Across the space frontier) [redacted identification]	Aurore de Blois
Aftrshock	Robyn Carter
AmaZone	Chris Gilders
Andy Inherits the World	Bryan Kelsey
Apocalypse, Inc.	Calvin Starnes
Apples	Rodolfo Salas
Artie Filbert is Comin' to Town!	Ted Collins
Astral World	DMNTNSH
At The Displeasure Of The President	Brian Cohen
Ballad of a Hero	Nashawn Ortiz
Before Sundown	Peter Rivera
Beyond The Rift	Peter Rivera
Blood Related	Derek Johnson II
Blubber	Matt Laughery
Bound by Blood	Dakota Banks
Bright Shadows 2161	Xxavier Robertson
Brighton Nightlife	James (Alexander) Allen
Brothers of Gath	Craig Weishaar
Buffalo Nation	Alexander Major
Bune	Harris Kauffman
Butterfly - 'The Witch and the Maid'	Harriet O'Neill
Candide	Christian McDonald
Catch Hell	Jacob Rice
Chaos Theory	Jordan Hall
Codename Cupcake	Jillian DiGiacomo
Comfortably Unsettled	Philip Moon & Ideene Dehdashti
Copperheads	Nick Coviello
Crossover	Mark Renshaw
Crossroads: At the Hour of Death	A.R. (Russell) Ashworth
Curtis & The Fist of Ase	Gavin Howard
Cyber-Gear -- Press Start	Joseph Sciola
DARRYN THE BOLD AND THE SWORD OF BOLDNESS	Justin Best
DUMBEST GENERATION	Leslie Lyshkov
Damsel on a Quest	Jocelyn Manns
Deadfellows	Kody Hamilton
Death of a Bounty Hunter	Jay Sherer
Demonicon	Sean Whitley
Dick Whirlpool: Ultimate Patriot	Connor Donahue
Dragons of the Gloaming	Joel McElvaney
Dread Tide	Ryan Berry
EXPOSURE	Michelle Aldridge
Ed Rex: Coming of Rage	Brian Lewis
El Soldado de Marbach	Arturo Javier Mireles
Elements	Dustin Drye
Essential Service	David Reynolds
FURIOUS	Christine McKeever
Failover	DAVID PEKAREK KROHN
Finding Right Miss	Steve Shrott
Five Against Tartarus	Mario Baldessari
Flashback	Paul Catalanotto
Flying Tigers vs Flying Saucers aka The Fantastic Adventures of Amelia Earhart aka Shadow Squadron	Lindsay Naythons
Frame: The Domino Effect	Aaron Walton
Full Moon Over the New "D" Bar	Daniel Bridges
Future Tripping	Brian Gene White
GIRL AT THE END OF THE WORLD	Dillon VanOort
GRIMM PTSD	Mark Sudano
Gator	Sam Zehr
Gay Girl Gang	Audra Wheeler
Grains of Time	Octavia Clahar
Guardian Angel	Carlos POZO
Hatshepsut	Rima Lyn
Heard	Alex George Pickering
Hearing From Leroy	Eugene Mora
Hell Kitten	Susan Hamilton
Hell Knight	Chris Bolton
Hellbreakers	Chris Mueller
How to Make (Money From) DMT	Simr Sandhu
I Love Lucifer (Feature)	Susie Singer Carter
I'm a Prisoner in an Alien Zoo	Adam Kaiser
INVISIBLE	Mitchell Nyberg
In the Heart of Kudo	Shen-Vey Lai
Intergalactic Io	Seth Nesenholtz
Jason Sharp: Confirmed Bachelor	Steven Greenwood
Joyless	Ryan Manns
KINGDOM OF GOD	Travis Opgenorth
Kangaroo Story	Agatha Ozdowska
Killing Santa	Heath Houseman
LAIR	Jacob Hirsch
LINK	Jerry Rapp
Larry and Tony	Adrienne Aiken
Legacy Of Terror	Mike LANAHAN
Little Criminals	caitlin amans
Lola & Lita, Love & Light	Heather Renee Wake
MARA	Aayushman Pandey
MEDIOCRE MAN!	Lyric Fergusson
Madrigal	Chance Muehleck
Mal Suerte	Frank MacCrory
Mark of the Beast	Alex Fountain
Medicine Woman	Hilary Van Hoose
Muck	Christopher Chou Slomiak
Muse in the Mazeum	Clay Fusco
My Real Imaginary Friends	Kyle Rizor
New Chapter	Ryan Manns
New Universe	Cougar Littlefield
Nightfire Tales	Lewis Mackie
Nighthawk: Stolen Lives	Gary Jones
Ninestein	Matt Milne
North Wind	Brad Catherman
Northward Damned	Bryce Vails
Nydus Gaming	Ryan Manns
OUBLIETTE	Scott Caswell
October Seven	Steven Stiefel
On The Road With Fanny and Stanley	Anthony Charles
Once Upon A Time in Australia	Storm Ashwood
One More	Sharon Powers
Our Brilliant Leaders	Brandon Garner
Part Time Devil	Sean Price
Paulina	Shaun Radecki
Pigeoni's Pizza	Michael Tannenbaum
Private Detective Randy Randy	Weslie Lechner
Puglisi	Adam Skrine
QUEEN BEE	Elizabeth Weigandt
Real	Lisa Lutes
Reclamation	Peter Rívera
Renfield	Dan Frischman
Riftworld	E. R. Roberts
SILVER STAR	Katherine Ruppe
SPECS	Allison Mick
SQUISH & DUFFEL	Jeff Galante
Sa'Be (The Legend of Bigfoot)	Benjamin Sarno
Sanctum	Dan Benamor
Saturday Morning Siege	Robert Walcott
Say Boo	Francis Abbey
Scales	Jeremy Kirk
School Spirit	Doug Simpson
Seedlingz	Keith Gillum
Senex	Philip Moon
Shadow Run	John Thibault
Sisters of Broadash	Payton Bernhardt
Smoke	Brian Moon
Society of Strays	Christopher Chou Slomiak
Something Wicked	Allison Hanna
Space Court	Levi Spellman
Star Crossed	Rodolfo Salas
StarRunner Ultra	Andres Arellano-Quimi
StoneDead	Matthew Corley
Sunset To Sunrise	Michael Bretten
SuperFreaks	Chaz Fatur
Superseded	John Dorney
TARO: Legend of Japan	Blue Spruell
THE EUTHANIZED	Edward James Anderson
THE HARROW LANDS	Raphael Conte
THE MINEFIELD	Quinn Redeker
THE SHERLOCK CHRONICLES: CURSE OF THE FIVE PASHAS	Mike LANAHAN
Tales from Crissleton County	Daniel Boyd
Talon: Vengeance	Deborah Syna
Telekitties	Bea Lovett
The Anklebiter	Andy Jones
The Blues in Your Whites	Niv Elbaz
The Boarder	Paul Toth
The Burdening	Adnan Ahmed
The City Under Glass	BA Peterson
The Cleaners	Gregory Pricoli
The Clubhouse for Wayward Souls	R.J. Blake
The Curse of Cain	Eran Creevy
The Dead Girl	Garrett Foster
The Devil, A Rebel, A Fool	Clay Fusco
The Dragon Sisters	Jamaal Pascall
The Extraordinary Journey of a Black Nerd	Jon Hughes
The Forgotten Kingdom, The Rise Of The Fallen	Andrew Lehmann
The Four Horsemen	Christopher Sorensen
The Garfield Guy	Jeff Longsworth
The Gravity Well	Tom Fisher
The Legend	Eric Han
The Liberator	Kevin Taylor
The Lost Girls	Dustin Schmidt
The Magnificent Cartridge Kids	Aiden Lonergan
The Man with a Glove	Suzanne Lutas
The Neighborhood	Sara Strange
The Passengers	Alain Soussokho
The People of Long, Long Ago v. Caterpillar	Shaun Radecki
The Resurrectionists	Travis J. Opgenorth
The Second Law	Marcos Soriano
The Secret Headquarters	Shaun McLaughlin
The Sheriff of Sturgill	monis rose
The Smell of Fear	Joseph Lint
The Supremes	Benny Jean-Baptiste
The Sword in the Sprawl	Matthew Scarpa
The Trident	Daquon Brunson
The Virgin Madam	Robert Harbour
The Yellow Ribbon Around Jane's Neck.	David Ho
Truckstop Warriors	Aaron Schmid
Turn This Spaceship Around!	Jaye Blohm
Two Stoned Ladies	Justin Nosler
UFO Phil: The Animated Series	Eric Lee Huffman
Uncle Black	Aaron Pinchback
Urban Defender	John W. Kim & William Griffin
VENERY	Dan Benamor
VIAL CREATIONS	Jason Kyle Quesnoy