Summer 2019 just got a little scarier. For children of the 80s and 90s, these short stories written byAlvin Schwartzand horrifyingly illustrated byStephen Gammelllived up to their title:Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. You may have had yourGoosebumpscollection and you may have hidden beneath your blanket for Snick’s airings ofAre You Afraid of the Dark?, but everyone remembers the scrawly illustrations that accompanied these skin-crawling stories.R.L. Stine’s series already has two big-screen adaptations and the Nickelodeon nightmare-machine has one on the way, but this will be the first time thatScary Storiesgets an adaptation of any kind, save for a documentary. And it’s being handled by some of the best storytellers in the biz.
Directed byAndré Øvredal, written byDaniel Hageman&Kevin Hageman, andGuillermo del Toro,Scary Stories to Tell in the DarkstarsZoe Colletti,Michael Garza,Gabriel Rush,Austin Abrams,Dean Norris,Gil Bellows,Lorraine Toussaint,Austin Zajur, andNatalie Ganzhorn. Look for it in theaters on June 01, 2025, from CBS Films and Lionsgate, which just announced the release date today along with a new title treatment and behind-the-scenes shot of the cast and crew.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Inspired by one of the most terrifying children’s book series of all time, SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK follows a group of young teens who must solve the mystery surrounding sudden and macabre deaths in their small town.
Sean Daniel,Elizabeth Grave, del Toro,Jason F. Brown, andJ. Miles Daleare on board as producers.
WhichScary Storiestale is your favorite? Which one still keeps you up at night? (For me, it’s"Tailypo", a weird story that has stuck with me for one reason or another all these years later.) Let us know your favorites in the comments!
