Halloween events/movies

From a spooky lantern walking tour in Miller Place to a Halloween festival in picturesque Stony Brook Village, from trick-or-treating at the Heckscher Museum to a Halloween hayride in Northport, there are plenty of ways to celebrate the spookiest time of the year on the North Shore.

Dark Night Halloween World

Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheater, 1 Ski Run Lane, Farmingville hosts the 2nd annual Dark Night Halloween World, an outdoor extravaganza combining moderate scares with comedy that at the same time celebrates the nostalgia of vintage haunted trails through a post-modern twist on inspired characters from pop culture and horror movies of the 1990s, on multiple days from Oct. 1 to 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person, $35 VIP front of the line. www.DarkNightLI.com

Harbor Haunts

Explore Cold Spring Harbor’s ghostly side with fascinating tales of mishaps and historic hauntings on Main Street, courtesy of the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor, on Oct. 14, 21 and 28 at 6 p.m., Oct. 15, 22 and 29 at 4:30 and 6 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 4:30 p.m. Recommended for ages 8 and older. Held rain or shine. Tickets are $12 adults, $8 children. 631-367-3418, www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

Deepwells Haunted Mansion

Just in time for Halloween, the Deepwells Farm Historical Society transforms the historic Deepwells Mansion, 2 Taylor Lane, St. James into Deepwells Sanitarium, Home for the Criminally Insane on Oct. 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 from 7 to 10 p.m. Featuring 16 rooms of horror, wooded trail of terror, food vendors, photo-ops and more. Advance tickets are $20 per person, $30 at the door. 631-8622808, www.deepwellshauntedmansion.com

Halloween Spooktacular

Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown presents its popular Halloween Spooktacular on Oct. 14 and 15 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. All ghoulies, ghosties, and other Halloween creepies are invited for an evening of fun and excitement. Enjoy eerie animal presentations, a ghostly graveyard, creepy games, scary music, and spooky night trails. Best for ghouls ages 7 and up. Refreshments are available for purchase. Rain dates Oct. 21 and 22. $15 per person online at sweetbriarnc.org

Spooky Lantern Walking Tour

The Miller Place Mount Sinai Historical Society presents its annual Spooky Lantern Tour, a not-too-scary walking tour of the haunted history of Miller Place, on Oct. 21, 22, 28 & 39 at 5:30 p.m., 6:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. Walk the Miller Place Historic District with a guide from the MPMS Historical Society who will regale you with all the spooky stories surrounding this pre-Revolutionary War town. Bring a lantern or flashlight and wear comfortable shoes. For ages 10 and up. Tickets are $15 per person. www.mpmshistoricalsociety. eventbrite.com.

Spirits Cemetery Tour

Join the Three Village Historical Society for its annual Spirits Cemetery Tour at the Setauket Presbyterian and Caroline of Brookhaven churches on Oct. 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. Tours, which last 1 1/2 hours, leave from the Setauket Presbyterian Church, 5 Caroline Ave., Setauket every 15 minutes. Call or visit website for prices. 631-751-3730, www.tvhs.org

Tails, Trails and Treats

Celebrate Halloween at Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown with Tales, Trails, and Treats on Oct. 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. and from 3 to 5 p.m. Kids can enjoy close encounters with animals, a ghostly garden, games, and a special puppet enchanted trail. For families wtih children ages 2 to 7 years old. $15 per child, $5 adults. www.sweetbriarnc.org, 631-974-6344

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Families are invited to celebrate Halloween at the Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington on Oct. 27 from noon to 5 p.m. Create a spooktacular art activity, make a haunted Digital Action painting, and take home a festive treat! 631380-3230, www.heckscher.org

Trick or Treat Trail

Join the Farmingville Historical Society on Oct. 29 for a Trick or Treat Trail at Farmingville Hills County Park, 503 Horseblock Road, Farmingville from noon to 3 p.m. Come in costume and trick or treat along a trail while learning about the history of candy. Fill your bag with real, full-size candy treats. The entry fee is $12 per trick or treater. Parents are welcome to escort their children without paying. Please note this is not a haunted trail. Rain date is Oct. 30. All Trick or Treaters must pre-register at www.farmingvillehistoricalsociety.org.

Haunted Hatchery

Calling all ghosts and goblins, spiders and bones … Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor will host a Halloween event on Oct. 29 from 2 to 5 p.m. Families are welcome to join them for a not-so-scary Haunted Hatchery. Trickor-Treat your way through their outdoor grounds. Admission fee is $7 adults, $6 seniors, $5 children ages 3 to 12. 516-6926768, www.cshfishhatchery.org

Join Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead dressed in costume for a festive Trunk or Treat on Oct. 29 from 3 to 6 p.m. The event will feature Mike the Silly Magician, a fabulous silent auction and raffle, pumpkin decorating and other Halloween crafts, games on the lawn, a costume parade and contest, all culminating in an amazing Trunk or Treat! Admission is $15 per person, $50 family of 4. 631-2985292, www.hallockville.org

Haunted Boo-Museum Festival

Join the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor for its spookiest event of the year, with fun activities for all ages, on Oct. 30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Go on a spooky-not-scary walk through as museum exhibit coming to life; have your fortune read; listen to ghost stories; and visit Dr. Gellerman’s Spooktacular Zoo with live native spooky wildlife found on Long Island. Enjoy tons of Halloween crafts and activities in the workshop including mixing up your own potion, creating a spider hat, wrapping a mummy whale, designing a mask, and candle-dipping to create a homemade candle and see what’s sticky and gooey at a Spooky Touch Table. Tickets in advance are $10 children, $5 adults; $15 children, $10 adults at the door. 631-3673418, www.cshwhalingmuseum.org

Halloween Hayride

The Village of Northport will host its annual Halloween Hayride in Northport Village Park on Oct. 30 from noon to 4 p.m. with hayrides, pumpkin patch, pumpkin painting, live music, petting zoo, costume contest & refreshments. Fun for the whole family! Call 631-754-3905.

Halloween Family Fun Day

Family Fun Day is back at the Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook just in time for Halloween! Join them on Oct. 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. for pumpkin painting, trick-or-treating, crafts and more. Wear your Halloween costume if you wish. Free admission. 631-751-0066, www. longislandmuseum.org

Halloween Festival

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization hosts its 32nd annual Halloween Festival at the Stony Brook Village Center, 111 Main St., Stony Brook on Oct. 31 from 2 to 5 p.m. with trick or treating in the shops and restaurants, children’s games and Monster Mash dancing — wear your best costume! See if you can scare Monster Merlin and take part in a costume parade at 4 p.m. Free. 631751-2244, www. wmho.org

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • TBR NEWS MEDIA • HARVEST TIMES • PAGE S33 Halloween movies to get you in the spooky spirit

BY JEFFREY SANZEL

As we move into October, Halloween brings an assortment of seasonal cinematic outings. Studios release horror movies throughout the year. To date, Scream, e Black Phone, Nope, and Bodies, Bodies, Bodies represent an assortment of the genre. Looking forward, those seeking screams and scares (and o en laughs) have plenty of choices to get in the spooky spirit. So pop the popcorn, turn out the lights, and ip the switch on your own October Fright Fest.

IN THEATERS:

Pearl

e prequel to Ti West’s critically acclaimed X, Pearl features Mia Goth (who co-wrote the script with West) returning as a young version of her character. e lm explains the origins of the titular character, ashing back to 1918.

Rated R · Release date September 16

Jeepers Creepers: Reborn

is lm takes a meta-approach, centering on the Horror Hound festival and visions and premonitions of the town’s past and the Creeper. While this is the fourth lm, it is the rst in a new trilogy.

Rated R· Release date September 19 Don’t Worry Darling

Directed by Olivia Wilde, the lm follows a 1950s housewife (Florence Pugh) who discovers her husband (Harry Styles) is hiding that she is a part of a utopian experimental community. e cast also features Wilde, Gemma Chan, Kiki Layne, Nick Kroll, and Chris Pine.

Rated R· Release date September 23 Smile

If Smile lives up to its trailer, it could be the most disturbing lm this fall. A er witnessing a traumatic incident involving a patient, a doctor (Sosie Bacon) experiences horrifying occurrences, including people all around her ashing creepy smiles.

Rated R· Release date September 30 Halloween Ends

Halloween Ends anticipates the closing of the franchise (again). is nal entry completes the trilogy that began with the second reboot in 2018. Halloween Kills disappointed on all levels, but the hope is that this thirteenth installment, starring Halloween icon Jamie Lee Curtain, provides a satisfactory conclusion.

Rated R· Release date October 14 Prey for the Devil

Delayed from earlier this year, Prey for the Devil follows a 25-year-old nun, Sister

Hands down the most anticipated Halloween movie this fall is Hocus Pocus 2.

Ann (Jacqueline Byers), who believes her higher calling is performing exorcisms. And while sisters are forbidden to perform them, a professor (Colin Salmon) acknowledges her potential. Daniel Stamm directs the lm (originally titled e Devil’s Light), returning to the topic, having directed 2010’s e Last Exorcism. e cast also includes Virginia Madsen and Ben Cross.

Rated PG-13· Release date October 28 The Menu

In this horror black comedy, a couple travels to a remote island to eat at the exclusive Hawthorne, a restaurant run by celebrity chef Slowik (Ralph Fiennes). On o er is a lavish molecular gastronomy menu that treats food as conceptual art. However, his approach to cuisine presents shocking surprises for his wealthy guests.

Rated R· Release date November 18

ON TELEVISION:

e small screen will also host a range of thriller opportunities this Halloween.

Hocus Pocus 2

“Sisters!!! Tis time!” Perhaps the most anticipated of all is Hocus Pocus 2 (Disney+), the long-awaited sequel to the 1993 cult favorite that starred Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy as the Sanderson Sisters —Winifred, Sarah and Mary. Set twenty-nine years a er the events of Hocus Pocus, three high school students (Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo and Lilia Buckingham) must work together to thwart the trio of witches who have returned to present-day Salem.

Rated PG· Release date September 30

My Best Friend’s Exorcism

Based on the 2016 bestseller, My Best Friend’s Exorcism (Amazon Prime) takes place in 1988. Abby (Elsie Fisher) seeks the help of a mall exorcist to help her demonpossessed best friend (Amiah Miller).

Rated R Release date September 30 The Midnight Club

e lm (Net ix) follows a group of ve ill patients at a hospice who share scary stories at night. e Mike Flanagan series is taken from the young adult novel by Christopher Pike.

The Curse of Bridge Hollow

Halloween decorations come to life in e Curse of Bridge Hollow (Net ix), a Marlon Wayans comedy about a father and daughter saving their town from an ancient spirit.

Rated TV-14 · Release date October 14 Wendell & Wild

Jordan Peele collaborates with partner Keegan-Michael Key, writing and starring in Wendell & Wild (Net ix). e stop motion animation project tells of demon brothers battling their archenemy, a nun named Sister Helly, and her two goth teens, Kat and Raoul.

Rated PG-13· Release date October 28

Of course, Halloween is a wonderful time to revisit some great classic horror movies. Some noted silents are e Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919), Nosferatu (1922), and e Phantom of the Opera (1925). Universal’s creature features include Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), e Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Wolfman (1941), etc. Psycho (1960), Rosemary’s Baby (1968), e Exorcist (1973), Carrie (1976), and Halloween (1978) represent some of the best of the later canon. And the last decades have brought Let the Right One In (2008), e Badabook (2014), Get Out (2017), and Hereditary (2018), among others.