From amazing musicals, awesome movies and incredible bakeries, this is shaping up to be a tasty weekend, indeed. So let’s get to it, shall we?

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1 WATCH:  Killer horror movies abound

People seem to be drawn to scary movies this time of year, for some reason. So, here are the 13 best horror movies of the year (so far).

Bay Area band Wake the Dead performs its annual Day of the Dead concert on Nov. 1 Wake the Dead

2 SEE & HEAR: Great shows are all over

From classic movies with live music to a band merging the Grateful Dead with Celtic tunes, there are a lot great shows and concerts to catch this week and beyond.

3 SEE & HEAR: ‘Stereophonic’ hits town

The Broadway smash about a struggling rock band is playing in S.F. through Nov. 23.

4 COOK & SCARF: The flavor of fall

The underrated pear is not only delicious as a snack or staple in a refreshing salad, but try this recipe for roasting them. It just might change your world.

Secretly shot in Iran, filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident” is a timeless tale about the hollowness of vengeance. Neon

5 WATCH: A cinematic masterpiece

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi had to defy the rulers of his homeland to make his latest film, “It Was Just an Accident.” And the result is one of the best movies of 2025.

6 DEVOUR: Boffo Bay Area bakeries

We sent some of our most talented reporters out recently to find great Bay Area bakeries (it’s a brutal job but someone’s got to do it). Here are some of the places they came up with.

7 SEE & HEAR: A Suffragettes musical

The Broadway hit “Suffs” is a stirring look at the fight for gender equality — and the music absolutely kicks butt.