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GRAB BAG book shelf • glimpse • wildlife • q&a P AR T Y N o Cov e r Ch ar ge ! S AT UR D AY , OCT OB E R 31S T 9P M -1AM L IV E M US IC T H E D IS T R ACT ION S s t ar t s at 9 p m CAS H D P R IZE S B I A N R D UAN E S T E Labor 934 AS T OR IA R Temple P H ON E : (503) 325-0801 F OR B E S T COS T UM E S What’s your favorite scary movie? Staying in on Halloween doesn’t mean you can’t get your spook on. Coast Weekend rounded up experts from local vid- eo stores to offer recent film recommendations guaranteed to horrify your home theaters. Look next week for more picks. By RYAN HUME It Follows (2015) Rated R Recommended by Neal Cummings Video Horizons 750 Astor St. Astoria, OR 97103 503-325-7310 Insidious (Chapters 1-3) (2010, 2013, 2015) Rated PG-13 Recommended by Jim Haugen 7KH 6XQVHW7KULOOHU DQG )DOO)XQ)HVW This hair-raising event will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2015, the weekend prior to Halloween. The haunted house is held at the Sunset Pool from 6:00pm to 9:00pm this year. We recommend the haunted house for aƩendees ages ϳ and up as it can be verrrrrry scarrrrrry͊ The event is free for pass holders (Annual, Monthly or ϯ-Month passesͿ or for those making a two can donaƟon to the South Clatsop County Food Bank. For all others it’s $2 at the door (under 3 is free). The Fall Fun Fest Carnival includes a cakewalk, carnival games, cookies and empire punch, music and a costume contest. sunset 2x6 The Fall Fun Fest Carnival will be held in the cafeteria at Broadway Middle School. Thriller and Fall Fun Fest Schedule at a glance: ͻ 5:00pm - Doors open at Broadway Middle School for the Fall Fun Fest ͻ 6:00pm - Doors open for the Thriller at Sunset Pool ͻ ϳ:00pm - Costume contest at the Fall Fun Fest ͻ 8:00pm - Fall Fun Fest concludes ͻ 9:00pm - Sunset Thriller closes :ŽŝŶƵƐƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌŽŶ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ͕KĐƚŽďĞƌϮϰ͕ϮϬϭϱ ĨŽƌĂŚŽǁůŝŶŐŐŽŽĚƟŵĞ͊ ZZZVXQVHWHPSLUHFRP David Robert Mitchell’s second feature is a pitch-perfect homage to the horror films of the ’70s and ’80s. Cummings explained this one doesn’t rely on gore or cheap jump scares. “This film instead relies on psychological fright, great cinematography and eerie atmosphere. The musical score truly lends itself to the tension. The characters are interesting and you actually care about them.” Recommended for: “It Follows is a masterpiece in every respect and an absolute must-watch for horror fans that thought the genre was completely drained of originality,” Cummings said. Universal Video 47 N. Holladay Drive, Seaside 503-738-8877 The takeaway: “Last year we had ‘The Babadook’ and this year the movie to beat is ‘It Follows,’” Cummings said. The premise is simple: A young woman contracts a sexually transmitted disease that takes the form of a supernatural stalker. It can look like anyone. And yep, it follows — relentlessly. Director The takeaway: “It’s not the house that is haunted. It’s your son.” So begins the saga of the Lambert family’s deal- ings with the evil spirits that inhabit another realm known as the Further. Over the course of the first two films, father Josh and son Dalton are forced to confront the inhabitants of the Further that want to hijack their bodies in order to cross over. Really these are tales of two worlds colliding — the everyday and otherworldly — both of which are infected with bumps and jumps thanks to the superior timing of director James Wan. The third entry is a prequel that follows parapsychologist Elise Rainier (played with aplomb in all three films by veteran character actress, Lin Shaye) on an important case that happened before she met the Lamberts and is directed by Leigh Whannell, who penned all three scripts, as well as the original “Saw,” which Wan directed. Recommended for: While light on gore, there are enough jump scares in these films to get your adrenalin pump- ing, and some of the spirits are memora- bly disturbing. Halloween tweens might spend a good amount of time with their hands over their eyes. BREWERY PICKS Keep your pumpkin spice lattes and hot apple cider — these seasonal drinks from local breweries will warm you up in a different way. Coast Weekend has rounded up a few offerings for you to check out this fall. Read, sip and savor; then come back next week for Part Three. Cheers. Picks and photos by DWIGHT CASWELL Fort George Brewery Wet hope beers are tricky to make because of the timing. Everything in the brewery has to be put on hold until the pre- cise moment of ripeness — then the fresh hops are picked from the vine and driven to the tanks with haste; two weeks later the beer is released. Fort George’s wet hop beer is appropriately called Fresh IPA. If you’re looking for a beer that defines early fall, this is it. Drink it while you can. It won’t be around for long. The Fort’s Drunkin Pumpkin Ale is now called Squash Buckler, because it’s avail- able in 22-ounce bottles and you can’t put “drunkin” on a bottle of beer. Same beer, with a smooth malty and pumpkiny flavor without a lot of spices. Fort George also has the “North” series of beers, which are strong seasonal beers. They’re available whimsically and include North the Seventh, a barrel-aged imperial Belgian-inspired IPA, and North the Eighth, a Submitted photo Fort George brewers worked around the clock for two days to brew Fresh IPA. Russian imperial stout. Also arriving this fall is Plaid, a Scotch ale, strong and bittersweet. October 22, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 23
