Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Will Arrive Next Summer

The upcoming Guillermo Del Toro-produced film adaptation of Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has finally been given a release date. Late in the week, it was officially announced that the movie will hit theaters on August 9th, 2019, via CBS Films and Lionsgate.

According to the film’s official synopsis, this adaptation will follow “a group of teens who must solve the mystery surrounding a wave of spectacularly horrific deaths in their small town.” The cast includes Zoe Colletti (Annie), Michael Garza (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1), Austin Abrams (Paper Towns), Gabriel Rush (Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Austin Zajur (Fist Fight), Natalie Ganzhorn (Make It Pop), Dean Norris (Breaking Bad), Gil Bellows (The Shawshank Redemption), and Lorraine Toussaint (Selma, Orange is the New Black).

André Øvredal will direct the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie, which is based on a script by Guillermo Del Toro along with Daniel Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Patrick Melton, and Marcus Dunstan. The film is slated to be released on August 9th, 2019.

About the Author

Chris Morse

Programmer by day, writer by night. Having grown up surrounded by plenty of horror movies and video games, it only made sense for Chris to combine all of these passions into one place: Dead Entertainment. Whether he's working on designs, tinkering with the platform, or just writing up the latest horror news, he's sure to be hard at work keeping the wheels turning on this website no matter what time of day it is. When not coding or gaming, you can find him donning a Cheesehead and heading to the Midwest to cheer on his favorite NFL team, the Green Bay Packers. #GoPackGo

More Reading

Stephen King’s The Long Walk Adaptation Being Helmed by André Øvredal

Child’s Play Remake Continues to Poke Fun at Toy Story in New Promo Image

A Supervillian Rises in the Final Trailer for the James Gunn-Produced Brightburn

Blumhouse's The Invisible Man Dated for March 2020