JUNE 2 - 8, 2019 staradvertiser.com HIT THE ROAD Artist Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings) has supernatural powers that allow her to see across space and time in NOS4A2. These powers lead her to a nefarious and immortal soul sucker named Charlie Manx (Zachary Quinto), and the two square off for an epic battle between good and evil. The horror series is based on the best-selling novel by Joe Hill, son of the legendary Stephen King. Premieres Sunday, June 2, on AMC. KING KAMEHAMEHA CELEBRATION FLORAL PARADE LIVE! SATURDAY, JUNE 8 STARTING AT 10AM | CHANNEL 53 ALSO ON FACEBOOK.COM/OLELOCOMMUNITY | YOUTUBE.COM/OLELOCM Watch the 103rd Annual King Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade olelo.org _^Zmnkbg`[^Znmb_neer]^\hkZm^]ÜhZml%fZk\abg`[Zg]l%iř¶Ůkb]^klZg]fhk^ ON THE COVER | NOS4A2 Soul sucker Evil comes to town in Charlie Manx (Zachary Quinto, “Hotel Artemis,” nut butter and jelly. Aside from Halloween, ‘NOS4A2’ 2018), a seductive immortal. it is easily the most depicted holiday in the In the adaptation, like in the source mate- genre. From legendary films such as “Black rial, the creepy and fiendish Manx travels from Christmas” (1974) and “Silent Night, Deadly By Francis Babin town to town in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith Night” (1984) to modern fare like “Krampus” TV Media with the ever-so-clever license plate NOS4A2 (2015), Christmas has served as the perfect (Nosferatu, for those reading this early in the setting for gruesome edge-of-your seat he only thing hotter than nostalgia in morning). Oh, and he feeds off children in order frights. “NOS4A2” looks to join the pantheon of Hollywood right now is Stephen King. In to stay young. Unlike traditional vampires, festive classics with its demented take on the the past several years, the legendary Manx feeds off the life force of children as op- T Christmas village. writer has seen a resurgence like never before. posed to their blood. If a vampire with an affinity for Christmas Numerous adaptations of the master of hor- If not properly fed, our main antagonist be- who goes town to town driving a classic car ror’s works are currently being developed, with comes old, frail and a shadow of himself. AMC with a ridiculous vanity plate sounds silly to you “It Chapter Two,” “In the Tall Grass” and “Doctor looks to deliver another masterclass in special — well, you’re right. In the wrong hands, this Sleep” all hitting the big screen in the next few effects and makeup with Manx alternating be- premise could easily be turned into a painfully months and many more to come. tween a strong young look and an old decrepit unfunny sitcom, but creator Jami O’Brien (“Fear The prolific scribe’s gift for writing scary one, depending on when he last fed. good stories filled with rich characters, vivid Once the children are robbed of their the Walking Dead”) knows that beneath the descriptions and snappy dialogue runs in the souls, what remains of them is sent to a goofy surface there is an incredibly dark, en- family — his two sons, Owen King and Joe Hill, cold, icy, twisted Christmas Village dubbed gaging and thoroughly entertaining story that are following in his footsteps. On Sunday, June “Christmasland,” where they are transformed will captivate the viewer. 2, dim the lights and settle in for a fresh new into ghoulish creatures. Christmasland is Throughout the season, Vic and Manx’s take on the vampire genre courtesy of the lat- a dreadful, awful place where every day is backstories and origins will be uncovered via ter, when “NOS4A2” premieres on AMC. Christmas Day and unhappiness is against the multiple flashbacks while the series’ central Based on Hill’s best-selling 2013 novel of law. Using her unique gift and her ability to visit theme of loss of innocence is thoroughly ex- locations by standing on a mysterious the same name, “NOS4A2” treads on familiar plored. Beyond that, “NOS4A2” will dive deep covered bridge, Vic must track down familial ground with the New England-set into the relationship and connection that the and defeat Manx in order to rescue supernatural horror tale pitting good two main characters share. his victims before becoming one versus evil. After discovering that she During the course of the series, we will also herself or losing her mind. possesses a supernatural gift that observe Vic’s transformation from a starv- If you are not a fan of the genre, allows her to see across space ing artist lacking in social confidence to a you would never know, but and time to find lost things, a courageous, tough-as-nails fighter who will horror and Christmas young working-class artist named do everything in her power to rescue Manx’s go together like pea- Victoria “Vic” McQueen (Ashleigh victims. She must also come to terms with her Cummings, “Miss Fisher’s Murder Zachary Quinto sudden powers and all the responsibilities that Mysteries”) must put her abilities in “NOS4A2” accompany them. Becoming the “chosen one” to the test as she faces off with overnight is no easy thing. 2 STAR CHANNELS June 2 - 8, 2019 BEST BETS Sunday to be with his love, while single mom Tiffany Thursday brings her son to South Africa. 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