Da Kine

Halloween Fiction Contest seeks original spooky stories for $200 cash prize

Spin your most haunting tale of horror and the supernatural in our annual Halloween Fiction Contest.

Entries are limited to 700 words and must be original work never before published. The winner will receive a $200 cash prize and the story will appear in the Today section on Oct. 27. The postmark deadline for entries is Oct. 14. One entry per person.

The contest is open to Hawaii residents only. Oahu Publications Inc. contributors, employees and their family members are not eligible. The winner’s name and photo will appear in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

Email entries to features@staradvertiser.com or mail to Halloween Fiction Contest, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 7-210, Honolulu, HI 96813.

ALSO OPENING TODAY

‘Ekstra’
A comedy-drama that follows a day in the life of a soap opera bit player, providing a glimpse of the harsh production hierarchy and exploitation of workers on the fringe. Stars Vilma Santos, Marlon Rivera, Vincent de Jesus. In Tagalog with no subtitles. (Not rated) At Pearlridge West 16

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

‘The One: Mayweather vs. Canelo’
Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez duke it out for the super-welterweight boxing title. 3 p.m. Saturday at Dole Cannery Stadium 18; $25

‘Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy’
This documentary uses archival footage and actor readings to spotlight the thousands of heartfelt condolence letters sent to first lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the wake of her husband’s 1963 assassination. With Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Betty White and Channing Tatum. 7 p.m. Tuesday at Kahala 8

Hana Hou Picture Show: ‘The Lost Boys’
This 1987 horror-comedy-teen flick directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Dianne Wiest, Jason Patric and Corey Haim is about a single mom and her two sons who become involved with a pack of vampires in an offbeat Northern California town. (R) 7 and 10 p.m. Wednesday at Ward Stadium TitanXC

‘Clean Guys of Comedy’
Looking for a night of laughter that is free of F-bombs? Then join Dave Coulier, Jamie Kennedy, Andy Hendrickson, Ralph Harris and Heather McDonald for this national "live" concert event shown here on a tape delay. 8 p.m. Thursday at Dole Cannery Stadium 18; $12.50

‘Dream Theater:  Live at Luna Park’
Grammy-winning progressive rockers Dream Theater in a cinema concert captured live over two nights at Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the final leg of the band’s "A Dramatic Turn of Events" world tour. 8 p.m. Thursday at Ward Stadium 16; $14.50