The company built its interior sets at the fairgrounds. It was an unplanned disruption, she said, but the company made up for the disruption to businesses. Pingitore said the impact on Ferndale had to be realized before Castle Rock could respond to it. Businesses located within the set are most impacted, Pingitore said. Of those businesses, the worst impact is on the grocery store.
People have to resort to using the back entrance when the company is shooting.
The store is also delivering groceries to some customers, she said. For most businesses, weekends are like peak summer, Pingitore said. Rufe said he could only assume the compensation will be nearly twice as much because of the extra time spent filming. Not all the aspects of the movie have been positive. Mesman said many businesses in the town are in the process of trying to renegotiate the contract with Castle Rock entertainment concerning the compensation for lost business.