Power in the Blood: Carrie at the Last Horrorshow THIS FRIDAY

The last Horrorshow is the first adaptation of the first-published Stephen King novel: a horror movie about religious fundamentalism, persecution of outsiders/ high school bullying, and menstrual blood. And pigs blood. And Christ's blood. There's power in the blood, I'm told. (And power in telekinesis, for that matter, but, uh, spoiler alert?). Imagine everyone has seen this film already but if you haven't, Roger Ebert wrote a glowing review of it back in 1976 that does the film justice, which you maybe shouldn't read, because holy shit, if you haven't seen this movie, how lucky you are! Just come see it without knowing anything more about it; that's the way to go! It's screening this Friday -- doors at 9:30.  

If you haven't done a Horrorshow before, there won't be any more. You've already (I hope) read about Jonny, which is more than enough reason to make the trek, but the movie is terrific, too. Jonny deserves a full house for the last Horrorshow! Hope to see you there... 

Transit notes for fellow non-drivers who do NOT live in the Maple-Meadows area: 

Getting to the Hollywood 3 in Pitt Meadows is not hard: I'll be taking the scenic West Coast Express luxury commuter train out of Waterfront Station, leaving at 5:30: the landscape is pretty, out the window, during the summer, and the train arrives early enough that you can probably catch a one of the other movies (Sinners is all right). You're also a short busride from the Maple Ridge Value Village at 207th, if that's more your scene. Get off at Pitt Meadows Station and walk or bus north on Harris Road -- it's not far!

You'll have a couple hours to kill -- there are some restaurants along Harris Road, though they'd all closed by the time I got there and I was stuck with maybe the most depressing McDonalds ever, last time, so... arriving early isn't a bad idea... 

There's also a super-fast bus, the R3, out of Coquitlam Central, for fellow non-drivers -- a straight shot with few stops. To catch it, take the Millenium Line for LaFarge Lake/ Douglas and get off at Coquitlam Central and find the bus loop... I think the R3 stop is at the near corner as you approach the loop. Getting there is easy! What you have to be concerned about is getting back -- you might want to hang out at the theatre with Jonny and friends, but if you plant to catch the Skytrain back into the city, you have to be aware of the last run!

To get the bus home: cross the Lougheed Highway to the stop numbered 59823, I believe it is -- just across the highway from the theatre. There are buses at 11:55 and 12:12, but if I understood the transit operator correctly, if you want to connect to trains going all the way into town -- depending on where you're going -- you might have to be on the 11:55. I would recommend clearing this with BC Transit? There's also a 12:12 but I'm not 100% sure that some of the lines won't have stopped running by then!

Won't lie, it's a bit of an adventure gettin' back, if you're not used to standing on the highway waiting for the midnight bus, but, like, come with a friend (or get a ride!). See you there...?