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18 ENTERTAINMENT EXTRA Royal Center Locker Plant 1 x 9" By Michelle Rose TV Media W ould you prefer to have a year's supply of Hershey's candy or one night in a theme park after hours? What if you could have both and a cash prize? A new addition to Food Network's supersized Halloween lineup, "Chocolate Meltdown: Hershey's After Dark" premieres this Monday, Sept. 27, and it's sure to appeal to both candy lovers and fearless roller-coaster enthusiasts. Hosted by "The Kitchen's" Sunny Anderson, "Chocolate Meltdown: Hershey's After Dark" "locks" groups of three talented pastry artists inside Hersheypark and Hershey's Chocolate World in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where they'll compete to create the most incredible chocolate showcases. The four-episode competi- tion was filmed in 2020, and at that time the crew was given unlimited access to the park after patrons had gone home. If you think the loca- tion is just an interesting backdrop, think again: in each hour-long installment, contestants will have to solve clues and ride the rides them- selves in order to complete the challenges before the night is over. They'll have to work at "breakneck speed with the help of just an assistant" (per Food Network) to create an over-the-top, themed display that will impress judges Ralph Attanasia ("Buddy vs. Duff") and "Tournament of Champions" winner Maneet Chauhan. The winner of each weekly episode will go home with a year's supply of Hershey's candy, a Hersheypark dream vacation (presumably during normal operating hours) and a cash prize. Just don't expect the com- petition to be a walk in the park (excuse the pun). Some of the competitors will run into additional challenges, such as a sudden design change midway through the competition, a mishap involv- ing a 33-pound slab of deli- cious dark chocolate, and a creation that uses enough candy to nearly clean out the store. "Chocolate Meltdown: Hershey's After Dark" is the product of a unique partner- ship between Food Network and Hershey's, the producer of over 90 iconic candy brands, including Kit Kat, Jolly Rancher, York Peppermint Patties and more. Expect the individual chal- lenges to creatively shine the spotlight on Hershey's prod- ucts, such as Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Twizzlers Twists when "Chocolate Meltdown: Hershey's After Dark" premieres on Sep. 27. Who knows? You might even add Hersheypark to your vacation wish list for 2022. 'Chocolate Meltdown': Food Network part- ners with Hershey's for new series Sunny Anderson, host of "Chocolate Meltdown: Hershey's After Dark" Blithe Spirit Suffering from writer's block after the death of his first wife, Charles (Stevens) invites a spiritualist me- dium to his home hoping to gath- er some much-needed research for his next movie. The eccentric but genuine Madame Arcati (Dench) performs a séance that accidentally brings back Charles' first wife, Elvira (Mann). This inev- itably causes problems for Charles and his current wife, who is unable to see the ghostly appa- rition as she wreaks havoc on the couple. Director: Edward Hall. Stars: Dan Stevens, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Judi Dench, Emilia Fox, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Adil Ray, Michele Do- trice, Aimee-Ffion Edwards. 2020. 99 mins. Comedy. The Forever Purge Eight years after the New Found- ing Fathers of America have taken rule of the United States, the an- nual Purge has been reinstated with its original rules, and some citizens are concerned the up- coming Purge will cause more damage than originally thought. After crossing the border from Mexico to escape the cartel, mi- grant workers Juan (Heurta) and his wife, Adela (de la Reguera), try to escape the destruction of the Purge by hiding with other mi- grant workers in a protected community hoping to wait out the event without hostility. When they return to their lives the next morning, Adela notices some of the workers haven't returned and the people around her aren't as trustworthy as she once thought. Director: Everardo Gout. Stars: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Heur- ta, Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman, Leven Rambin, Alejandro Edda, Will Patton. 2021. 103 mins. Horror. Isla Fisher and Dan Stevens in "Blithe Spirit" video releases Cass Plaza 2 x 2" U Know Pizza 2 x 2.5"

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