Guillermo del Toro’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Finds New Writers
John Squires
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We learned earlier this week that Pacific Rim 2 is finally in the works, with Steven DeKnight attached to direct, and today brings news about another Guillermo del Toro project. The visionary filmmaker is producing, and possibly directing, an adaptation of the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books, and you’ll find the latest by reading on!
Per THR, screenwriting duo Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman have come on board to tackle the script for the feature film adaptation, which was previously worked on by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, as well as Big Fish scribe John August.
“I have had such a great time working with the Hagemans on Trollhunters — and they have proven to be such brilliant writers — that the fit for this material was just perfect: They grew up with the books, they love the genre, and they are smart and emotional when writing characters,” says del Toro.
The CBS Films project is an adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s popular trilogy Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The children’s books had short stories in them based on folklore and legend and were accompanied by illustrations by Stephen Gammell.
The books were released in 1981 (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), 1984 (More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), and 1991 (Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones). The series was often banned from school libraries because it was considered too scary for children, which seemed to only fuel its popularity. It’s sold more than 7 million copies worldwide.
Del Toro is producing along with Jason F. Brown, Sean Daniel, and Elizabeth Grave.
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