Back in April, news broke that Paramount and Entertainment One were working on a sequel to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark with director André Øvredal set to return. Based on the popular children’s book series from Albin Schwartz, the 2019 film put the focus on a group of friends who discover a strange book with the ability to bring their greatest fears to life. That first movie gave us big screen renditions of the Pale Lady, spiders, the Toe Monster, Harold the Scarecrow and the Jangly Man, but with three books in Schwartz’s series, all with …

Aya Cash and Josh Ruben star as two writers trapped together in a cabin telling each other scary stories in the trailer for the upcoming Shudder horror comedy Scare Me. The film, written and directed by Ruben, looks like a fun meta narrative about both the genre and about working in the creative industry in general, specifically commenting on the feelings of inadequacy and resentment people often feel over the success of others. Specifically, the resentment men feel for successful women. The film follows Fred (Ruben), who rents an isolated cabin out in the woods to concentrate on writing his …

Consider your spooky October viewing schedule all firmed up thanks to the newly-released Welcome to the Blumhouse trailer. This new horror anthology features four films resulting from a partnership between Blumhouse Productions and Amazon Studios, with all four movies coming to Prime Video next month. Not only does the trailer promise some really good chills, but it teases all of the incredible talent bringing these stories to life. [caption id="attachment_925424" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Blumhouse/Amazon Studios[/caption] The trailer for Welcome to the Blumhouse is, of course, properly scary. But what stories are being teased? …

Paramount is said to be teaming up with Entertainment One to make a sequel to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, the 2019 horror movie.

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Time to break out the old Alvin Schwartz books again, because a Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark sequel is on the way. As reported by THR, director André Øvredal is returning, along with screenwriters Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman. Guillermo Del Toro will once again write the screen story, but as of right now it’s unclear whether he will also return as a producer. [caption id="attachment_799072" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via CBS films[/caption] The original, an adaptation of Schwartz’ popular series of collected folk tales and urban legends, was a modest hit, grossing over $…

Producer Guillermo del Toro and director Andre Øvredal are respected names in horror but couldn't make Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark work.

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Fresh off of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, director André Øvredal is cracking open an old creaky coffin that's been gathering dust in Hollywood for years. THR reports that Øvredal is set to take on Last Voyage of the Demeter, a high seas vampire thriller—underappreciated genre IMHO—that has floated from company to company over the years before recently finding port at Amblin Partners. (For context: The last time the project surfaced, Neil Marshall was offering Viggo Mortensen the lead role in 2012.) Written in 2001 by Bragi Schut (Escape Room), the film follows the ship …

Fresh off of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, director André Øvredal is cracking open an old creaky coffin that's been gathering dust in Hollywood for years. THR reports that Øvredal is set to take on Last Voyage of the Demeter, a high seas vampire thriller—underappreciated genre IMHO—that has floated from company to company over the years before recently finding port at Amblin Partners. (For context: The last time the project surfaced, Neil Marshall was offering Viggo Mortensen the lead role in 2012.) Written in 2001 by Bragi Schut (Escape Room), the film follows the ship …

Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced when you'll be able to buy Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark on Digital, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD. The horror movie adapted from Alvin Schwartz's novels of the same name and directed by André Øvredal (Trollhunter) made its theatrical debut back in early August. Thankfully, fans won't have to wait long to enjoy it once again at home. Per a release from Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Scary Stories will be available to buy on Digital on October 22. The film will arrive on Blu-ray Combo Pack, 4K Ultra HD …

Nickelodeon is preparing for the return of The Midnight Society with the all-new Are You Afraid of the Dark? three-part limited series event. Based on the ‘90s kids’ cult classic, and reimagined for a new generation, Part One of Are You Afraid of the Dark? will debut on Friday, October 11, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT), with Parts Two and Three to follow October 18, and October 25, respectively. Across the three hour-long episodes, Are You Afraid of the Dark? will follow members of an entirely new Midnight Society, who tell a terrifying tale of …

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This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we're talking about Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. We discuss why the film works so well, how it successfully adapts the books, why its perfect for younger audiences who are getting into horror, why studios seem to have an aversion to treating horror as a reputable genre, the producing work of Guillermo del Toro, and more. We then finish up with a new installment of Reader Hot Takes where we talk The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Dark Knight Rises, and Rocketman. Click on the …

By now you've probably seen André Øvredal's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. But just in case you haven't seen the superbly crafted PG-13 horror story meant to terrify audiences of all ages, consider this your spoiler warning. We'll be getting into each of the big-screen baddies who haunt the teens at the center of this spooky story in order to see just which of them rivaled the nightmarish narrative and illustrations of the source material's author Alvin Schwartz and illustrator Stephen Gammell. Through a combination of in-camera effects and creepy …

Several times throughout Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, I found myself thinking of Hobbs & Shaw. Listen, I know there's little connection to be made between a ghost-and-ghoul spookshow based on a children's book and a Fast & Furious spinoff where The Rock quite literally lassos a helicopter with a tow chain. These are very different cinematic experiences. But I kept returning to Hobbs & Shaw's set-pieces, and how batshit bananas insane they may look, there isn't much weight to that CGI-heavy madness. There's no satisfying Action Oomph™ …

There are many challenges inherent in making horror movies aimed at younger audiences, but endings rank very high on the difficulty scale.