Guillermo del Toro Telling Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Steve Barton
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We’ve been talking about an adaptation of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark for a while now, and it sounds like we’re getting a lot closer to that happening. Deadline is reporting that Guillermo del Toro will develop to potentially direct Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark for CBS Films.
The film is based on the wildly successful trilogy of books by Alvin Schwartz, which included iconic illustrations by Stephen Gammell. John August wrote the script. In addition to potentially directing, del Toro will also produce the film alongside Sean Daniel, Jason Brown, and Elizabeth Grave.
Schwartz’s trilogy of short story collections have sold more than 7 million copies worldwide even though, from the moment it was first published in 1984, the Scary Stories series was one of the most banned from placement by the American Library Association, as the collections were considered to be too scary for children. The ensuing controversy only helped to fuel sales, and the trilogy has remained a cultural phenomenon ever since.
Plot specifics are being kept under wraps, but those who’ve read the books recall how much stories like “The Red Spot,” “Harold,” and “The Wendigo” haunted their dreams.
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