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Two Super Bowl Spots Tease The Villians Of ‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’

One of the best things about the Super Bowl isn’t the football, it’s the commercials, TV spots, and trailer unveiled during the big game. Two of the TV spots this year belongs to the Guillermo del Toro-produced film adaptation of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, based on the best selling children’s book series of the same name. In the first two teaser videos, we get our first real look at two of the villains of the film and they are nightmare inducing. This is gonna be good! Written by Dan Hageman, and Kevin Hageman, the film stars Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur, and Natalie Ganzhorn. Del Toro produces alongside Sean Daniel, Jason F. Brown, J. Miles Dale, and Elizabeth Grave Director André Øvredal’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark opens in theaters everywhere on August 9, 2019, from CBS Films and Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 3, 2019

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The Poster For ‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’ Features A Creepy Scarecrow

Inspired by one of the scariest children’s book series of all times penned by Alvin Schwartz, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark follows a group of teens who must solve the mystery surrounding the sudden and macabre deaths in their small town. The first poster (above) for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has surfaced and it features a terrifying scarecrow that looks a little too alive if you ask me. Written by Guillermo del Toro, Dan Hageman, and Kevin Hageman, the film stars Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur, and Natalie Ganzhorn. Del Toro produces alongside Sean Daniel, Jason F. Brown, J. Miles Dale, and Elizabeth Grave Director André Øvredal’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark opens in theaters everywhere on August 9, 2019, from CBS Films and Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 2, 2019

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Babadook Directer Teaming With Guillermo Del Toro On Upcoming Horror Film

While out promoting her new film The Nightingale at Sundance, Jennifer Kent revealed that she is currently developing a new project with Guillermo del Toro. The Babadook director has now confirmed that the secret project is indeed a horror film. I’m not being secretive but I’m not sure I can talk about it. It’s something scary and I really admire him and his work. I think he’s a true artist so I’m excited to know more. We’re in early stages of that.” Kent told Bloody-Disgusting. While we are waiting for more details, Kent is busy working on a TV series titled “Tiptree” based on sci-fi author James Tiptree Jr. aka Alice B. Sheldon. .James Tiptree Jr. was this man who wrote these incredible short stories, science fiction stories and became in that sci-fi world at the level of Philip K. Dick or Ursula Le Guin, very, very successful. They were very violent stories, stories very prescient and very astute on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 29, 2019

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New Details Emerge Of ‘The Witches’ Reboot

Last year we reported that the classic The Witches is headed for a reboot. Today we have an update. Robert Zemeckis is set to direct the new adaptation of the novel penned by Ronald Dahl, which was first adapted by Nicolas Roeg back in 1990. Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuaron will be producing. Zemeckis revealed a little tidbit to Allocine, saying that the new film will have a different setting and will stay closer to the original tale. We’re going to set it in the Gothic South in the 1960s. It’s an exciting way to put a sociological spin on this kind of witch story.” Zemeckis stated. The 1990 film follows a seven-year-old boy who finds himself in danger after stumbling across a convention of real-life witches and must find a way to stop them.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 9, 2019

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Blu-ray Review: Crimson Peak (2015)

Young Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) has a hell of a history with ghosts. As a child she was visited by the nightmarish specter of her recently deceased mother who warns her of the dangers of Crimson Peak…whatever the unholy hell that is. Flash forward, and ol’ Edith is hoping to become the Victorian age’s the next Mary Shelley. Soon a mysterious stranger; the enigmatic Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston) blows into town and wins Edith’s heart, much to the ire of her father (Jim Beaver). Well soon daddy dearest suffers an “accident” after finding out a sinister secret concerning Sharpe and his sister Lucille (Jessica Chastain), and Edith is whisked away to Sharpe’s dilapidated English manor, Allerdale Hall, as his blushin’ bride. Of course those pesky spirits keep appearing to our heroine, and things are definitely most foul at that arcane abode…and the surrounding land nicknamed Crimson Peak! Will Edith survive her stay within those haunted walls, or come to join

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Dec 23, 2018

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Guillermo Del Toro’s Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark Opens In Theaters This Summer

If you’re like me, when you were a kid you loved scary stories and nothing was better than the book series Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz. Now, writer-producer Guillermo del Toro and director André Øvredal have made a film inspired by the books and it’s set to open in theaters this summer. “Breaking Bad” stars Dean Norris along with Gil Bellows (Patriot), and Lorraine Toussaint(Into the Badlands, Orange is the New Black), Zoe Colletti (Annie, Wildlife, Skin), Michael Garza (Wayward Pines, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1), Austin Abrams (Brad’s Status, The Americans), Gabriel Rush (Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Austin Zajur (Fist Fight, Kidding), and Natalie Ganzhorn (Make it Pop, Wet Bum). Writer/Producer Guillermo del Toro, Star Zoe Coletti and Director André Øvredal on set Kevin Hageman and Dan Hageman (LEGO Movie, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia) co-wrote the screenplay with Academy Award®-winner Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Hell Boy), Patrick

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 15, 2018

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First Images Surface From Guillermo Del Toro’s Supernatural Horror ‘Antlers’

The first images have arrived via social media giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the Guillermo del Toro-produced supernatural flick Antlers. https://www.instagram.com/p/BofFusYFLCC/ Director Scott Cooper (Hostiles) is directing the horror-thriller that centers on a “small-town Oregon teacher (Keri Russell) and her brother (Jesse Plemons), the local sheriff, who becomes entwined with a young student (Jeremy T. Thomas) harboring a dangerous secret with frightening consequences.” Graham Greene (Molly’s Game), Scott Haze (Venom), Rory Cochrane (Hostiles) and Amy Madigan also star. The film was written by Henry Chaisson (Open 24 Hours) and Nick Antosca (“Channel Zero”) whose short story The Quiet Boy inspired the film. Scott Cooper last revised the script. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpaefGPH6kJ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BpsLIFkl0_k/

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 5, 2018

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A Trio Joins The Cast Of ‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’

Today, CBS Films and eOne announced several new cast members for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, from director André Øvredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Trollhunter). “Breaking Bad” star Dean Norris along with Gil Bellows (Patriot), and Lorraine Toussaint (Into the Badlands, Orange is the New Black) have now joined the cast along with previously announced cast members Zoe Colletti (Annie, Wildlife, Skin), Michael Garza (Wayward Pines, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1), Austin Abrams (Brad’s Status, The Americans), Gabriel Rush (Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Austin Zajur (Fist Fight, Kidding) and Natalie Ganzhorn (Make it Pop, Wet Bum). Kevin Hageman and Dan Hageman (LEGO Movie, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia) co-wrote the screenplay with Academy Award®-winner Guillermo del Toro and Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan, based on the bestselling trilogy of books by Alvin Schwartz. The film is being produced by Guillermo del Toro as well as Sean Daniel and Jason Brown of Hivemind along with

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 12, 2018

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Five New Souls To Face The Terror Of ‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’

Today CBS Films and eOne have announced more cast for the André Øvredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Trollhunter) directed Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Joining the cast are Michael Garza (Wayward Pines, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1), Austin Abrams (Brad’s Status, The Americans), Gabriel Rush (Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Austin Zajur (Fist Fight, Kidding), and Natalie Ganzhorn (Make it Pop, Wet Bum). The five new cast members join the previously announced Zoe Colletti in the ensemble at the heart of the film. Kevin Hageman and Dan Hageman (LEGO Movie, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia) co-wrote the screenplay with Academy Award®-winner Guillermo del Toro, Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan from the bestselling trilogy of books by Alvin Schwartz. The film is being produced by Guillermo del Toro as well as Sean Daniel and Jason Brown of Hivemind along with Academy Award®-winner J. Miles Dale and Elizabeth Grave. Inspired by one of the most terrifying book

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 27, 2018

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‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’ Is Days Away From Filming

CBS Films’ Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark adaptation is only days away from filming, producer Guillermo del Toro announced today on Twitter. While Del Toro was at one time set to direct, André Øvreda, who was behind The Autopsy of Jane Doe, is now in the director’s chair. The two will both be producing the project. The film is based on the Alvin Schwartz book series that was released from 1981 to 1991 and scared the crap out of us as kids. The script was penned by Kevin and Dan Hageman, and Del Toro. “The thriller follows a group of young teens who must solve the mystery surrounding sudden and macabre deaths in their small town.” No cast have been announced at this time. We start shooting in a few days- in Toronto! https://t.co/u8pCMfjAD1 — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) August 21, 2018

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 22, 2018

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