Just finished watching House of Spoils. Ariana DeBose gives a solid performance as a driven ambitious chef trying to open a gourmet restaurant in an old house in the woods that just happens to be haunted by a witch who lived there before.

It’s an atmospheric thriller that evokes  Henry James‘ The Turn of the Screw and Tim Burton‘s  Sleepy Hollow.

DeBose’s kitchen is a chaotic nightmare  serving  some  questionable dishes.  After seeing some of the food served, I looked over at my wife and said: “We’re not going to this restaurant. How about  if we stay home and I fix us some migas?”

However, House of Spoils does serves up some tasty scary moments.

Have a great weekend.

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Upcoming on KPFK’s Arts in Review, celebrating the best in live theater and cabaret in the Greater Los Angeles area.  The prolific playwright Josefina López, now celebrating the 20th Anniversary of her Sundance Film Festival award-winning film, Real Women Have Curves, based on her groundbreaking play of the same name, will be expanding her creative palette with her latest collaborative work, the World Premiere of “Remembering Boyle Heights:  Part 2.” This is an immersive theater piece, created and devised by Josefina López, Corky Dominguez and the Remembering Boyle Heights:  Part 2 Ensemble. López joins Arts in Review host, journalist Julio Martinez on Friday, November 18 (2 to 2:30pm) on KPFK 90.7fm.

The new production is the second half of a theatrical celebration inspired by the diverse stories, memories and experiences of Boyle Heights’ history and monumental events shaping the community from the 1940s to present day. CASA 0101 Theater in partnership with El Centro del Pueblo are proud to co-produce this new production to be presented at CASA 0101 Theater, 2102 East First Street (at St. Louis Street), Boyle Heights, CA  90033.  Opening Night is Friday, November 18, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. Performances will be given on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and on Sundays at 3:00 p.m., Nov

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