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An underrated gem of a horror movie from producer Guillermo del Toro and director André Øvredal will be leaving Netflix by December 31, 2024, and it's definitely worth watching. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark premiered August 9, 2019, and became a worldwide hit, earning nearly $105 million from a $21 million budget.

The film is based on the classic children's series of horror anthology books of the same name by author Alvin Schwartz. Del Toro and Øvredal (Troll Hunter) delivered an instant classic that follows teenager Stella (Zoe Colletti) and her friends after they enter the haunted Bellows family home. The unsuspecting residents of Mill Valley must contend with the terror that's been unleashed.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a respectable 78% critical and 72% audience rating. It also did well enough at the box office to receive a theatrical re-release that October to capitalize on Halloween.

Charlie Bailey (Eric Tabach) is the host of a podcast called ParaNormalcy, in which he aims to debunk various supernatural occurrences in his own sarcastic way. When he’s contacted by junior professor Duncan Slayback (Gabriel Rush), who claims to have scientific proof that ghosts do not exist, Charlie jumps at the chance to put together a landmark episode and gain some much needed clicks. However, Duncan’s experiment proves to be far more drastic than Charlie expected, leaving Duncan dead and Charlie with his life changed forever. But with change comes opportunity, and with that opportunity comes the potential for growth – in both the personal and the online follower sense.

Writer/director Dean Alioto cites An American Werewolf In London as the basis for the buddy back and forth which underpins this smart blend of humour and horror and, yes, the one’s alive/one’s dead template will...

As the 25th anniversary of Pigeon Shrine FrightFest approaches, the organisers have unveiled a tantalising lineup for this year’s horror festival, which will be held at the Odeon Leicester Square from 22 August to 26 August 2024. The festival promises an array of chilling films, international premieres, and rare retrospectives.

We have already detailed what will be on offer in Discovery Screen 1 and Discovery Screen 2 across the long weekend.

Now we have even more detailed information for you. Read on for the film programme for Discovery Screen 3.

Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024 – Discovery Screen 3 Friday, 23 August 2024

6:30 Pm – Things Will Be Different (UK Premiere) Directed by Michael Felker, this film stars Adam David Thompson, Riley Dandy, Justin Benson, and Sarah Bolger. The plot follows estranged siblings Joseph and Sidney who, after a close-call robbery, hide in an abandoned farmhouse that inexplicably transports them to another time. As they struggle to return to their present,...

More than four years have gone by since it was announced that director André Øvredal and producer Guillermo del Toro were re-teaming for a sequel to their cinematic adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series of books. Last year, Øvredal confirmed that Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 was still in the works and a script has been written, the project had just been slowed down by the pandemic, the making of his Dracula movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter, and the Hollywood strikes. We heard in December that writers/producers Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman were fighting to get the sequel made… but now they have given a disappointing update to the folks at Collider: the sequel has stalled.

The screenplay for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 has been written by the first film’s writers Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman,...

A sequel to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark continues to languish in development hell. While a screenplay has been finished, the writers don't know any more than the fans at this point about when the movie will be made.

Directed by Andr vredal, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was based on the iconic book series of the same name by writer Alvin Schwartz and illustrator Stephen Gammell. Dan and Kevin Hageman wrote the screenplay for the feature film adaptation, which presented an original story while utilizing some of the characters and tales from the books. Per Collider, the Hagemans revealed the current status of the sequel, confirming that they'd finished and turned in their screenplay. From that point, the two are just as much "in the dark" as the fans, using part of the movie's title to make the point.

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Its been said that stories hurt and stories heal, and for a lot of us, its been hurting to not know what happened to Auggie (Gabriel Rush) and Chuck (Austin Zajur) at the end of 2019s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. And you know what would heal it? A sequel. Perhaps one that was greenlit all the way back in 2020 that has much like the fates of Auggie and Chuck fallen into a development purgatory over the last few years. From the mega pause that the first year of Covid put on the entertainment industry to last years historic actors and writers strikes, Andr vredals follow-up feature has been trying to keep its wick lit to burn through the darkest nights. But, when will the pages turn to introduce the next creatures first brought to life by author Alvin Schwartz? Well, according to the brotherly duo of writers behind Scary Stories,...

Nearly three and a half years have gone by since it was announced that director André Øvredal and producer Guillermo del Toro were re-teaming for a sequel to their cinematic adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series of books. A few months ago, Øvredal confirmed that Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 was still in the works and a script has been written, the project had just been slowed down by the pandemic, the making of his Dracula movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter, and this year’s Hollywood strikes. But now Collider has shared a quote from the producers that indicates there might be some kind of trouble behind the scenes…

The screenplay for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 has been written by the first film’s writers Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman, working from a story crafted by del Toro.

The Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark episode of Wtf Happened to This Adaptation? was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Mike Conway, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian. Here is the text of Hatfield’s script:

Campfire tales. Town legends. Ghost stories. Whatever you want to call them, they exist as a way to tell stories from one generation to the next. They can be told at summer camp, at sleepovers, or by grandpa when he’s had an extra J & B and is feeling squirrely. They can be urban legends, embellished stories based in fact, or even just a made-up tale to illicit fright from its listeners. For certain generations, the stories of Alvin Schwartz accompanied by the illustrations of Stephen Gammel have terrified kids who stumbled upon them at the Scholastic book fair and given adults Ptsd...

Stars: Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seahorn, Katelyn Nacon, Gabriel Rush, Michael Ian Black | Written and Directed by Colin West

I had to watch Linoleum twice before sitting down to write this review… Not because of the complexity of the latter half of the movie, or that there was something niggling me about it (which is often the way). I wanted to watch the movie again to make sure I wasn’t falling into hyperbole when I made my final statement on my thoughts about writer/director Colin West’s latest film. We will get there soon though…

I do have to add though, with Linoleum director Colin West (Double Walker) has introduced himself to me in a huge way and dare I say it, has utilised Jim Gaffigan in a practically flawless dual performance you will not forget in a hurry.

Linoleum is the story of Cameron (Gaffigan) and we meet...

Nearly three and a half years have gone by since it was announced that director André Øvredal and producer Guillermo del Toro were re-teaming for a sequel to their cinematic adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series of books… but don’t let the extended silence stir up any fears that Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 has been cancelled. While speaking with IGN, Øvredal – whose Dracula movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter reaches theatres on August 11th – confirmed that the sequel is still in development!

Øvredal said, “We have a story. We have a script. We’ve been working on the script as late as last year and even slightly into this year. The process obviously stopped with the strike – but it’s alive, for sure. Covid and then [The Last Voyage of the Demeter] eating up two years of...

‘Every-so-often a film will come along and do something inexplicably magical to the viewer… Colin West’s Linoleum is one such experience. An ambitious mystery-of-the-week movie about love and legacy that will win your heart, before breaking it in a thoroughly rewarding way’

★★★★★

Flickering Myth

‘Jim Gaffigan reaches for the stars in the charming and deeply heartfelt Linoleum… cosmically existential feature has drawn comparisons to Safety Not Guaranteed and Donnie Darko… we can only hope it will achieve similar cult status’

★★★★

We Talk Films

‘An exploration of time and people with a galaxy-sized heart, backed up with wonderful performances’

★★★★

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Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show, Peter Pan & Wendy), Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul, Veep), Katelyn Nacon (The Walking Dead, T@gged), Gabriel Rush (Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Amy Hargreaves (Homeland, 13 Reasons Why),Tony Shalhoub (The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel), West Duchovny (A Mouthful of Air,...

Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Linoleum,” featuring comedian Jim Gaffigan as a middle aged man of science facing a point of his life in crisis, facilitated by a rocket landing in his backyard. In select theaters beginning February 24th, see local listings.

Rating: 4.5/5.0

“Linoleum” features Gaffigan as Cameron, a TV science host much like Bill Nye, whose kid-oriented show has been moved to midnight due to low ratings. At the same time his wife Erin (Rhea Seehorn) is drifting away from him, as she negotiates her own career. Cameron’s teen daughter Nora (Katelyn Nacon) is going through her own growing pains, as she falls for Marc (Gabriel Rush) and their family worlds collide as Marc’s father is about to take over Cameron’s show. When an Apollo era rocket falls into Cameron’s back yard, his life will never be the same.

”Linoleum.

At the 2022 South by Southwest Film Festival, comedian Jim Gaffigan delivered a fantastic performance playing two different characters in Colin West's puzzling and poignant drama "Linoleum." The film follows Gaffigan as Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan), the host of a failing children's science TV show called "Above & Beyond" who has always had aspirations of being an astronaut. But suddenly, a mysterious space-race era satellite coincidentally falls from space and lands in his backyard, forcing him to relocate to his sister-in-law's house with his wife (Rhea Seehorn), who is looking to get a divorce. Things only get worse when a doppelgänger named Kent, a real astronaut who looks suspiciously like a younger, clean-cut, uptight Cameron, moves into his neighborhood and steals his TV show. Meanwhile, Cameron strikes up a friendship with Kent's teenage son (Gabriel Rush), who also takes a liking to Cameron's daughter (Katelyn Nacon).

On the surface, it...

Jim Gaffigan as Cameron in Linoleum. Courtesy of Shout! Studios

Bear with me on this one, since Linoleum is a unique and admirable film to savor if you approach it with a different mindset. Jim Gaffigan stars as Cameron, a 50ish sad sack with superb astrophysics credentials who dreamt of becoming an astronaut, but settled for hosting a Bill Nye type of kids’ science show in a lousy time slot on a marginal TV station. His wife and former co-host Erin is divorcing him. Their two kids barely notice his presence. He’s getting less respect than Rodney Dangerfield, but taking all the hits without a whimper. Or a one-liner.

Problems pile on quickly. Instead of getting the Saturday morning spot in the schedule he’d been promised, he’s replaced by a younger, more accomplished version of himself (also Gaffigan). His dad has severe dementia. A satellite crashes in their back yard,...

“Linoleum” starts out as one kind of movie, drops teasing hints that it might be another type of film and ultimately plot-twists into, well, something else. All of which makes it difficult to review, much less describe in detail, without spilling an economy size bag of beans. But wait, there’s more: It’s also a movie that, not unlike “The Usual Suspects” or “Jacob’s Ladder,” likely will drive some viewers to opt for an instant replay after closing credits roll by, to see if that final twist actually does a watertight job of answering and explaining. Why? To quote a line of dialogue repeated almost as a mantra throughout the proceedings: It’s not that simple.

Jim Gaffigan impressively manages the tricky task of serving simultaneously as sympathetic protagonist and unreliable narrator while portraying Cameron Edwin, a once promising scientist and astronaut wannabe who’s nearing 50 while weighed down...

If we lived in an alternate universe where Bill Nye never got his big break, relegated to shooting his lo-fi children’s show from his garage and submitting tapes to a local affiliate in hopes he’d advance to a prime Sunday morning slot, it would look something like the one Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan) occupies. As his marriage is also on the brink of collapse, his midlife crisis conveniently dovetails with an old Russian rocket falling in his backyard. Edwin decides to make the most of the opportunity and attempt to fulfill his dreams of being an astronaut. An effective concoction of cosmic mystery and earnest emotion to elevate its small-scale, homespun design, Colin West’s Linoleum evolves into a nifty, heartfelt sci-drama.

Though initially drawing, liberally, from Donnie Darko, with its aerial disaster phenomenon and dreamy slow-motion introduction to a sunny high school recalling the “Head Over Heels” montage,...

Linoleum is the third feature film from writer and director Colin West, who has seized the opportunity to take strong strides into the realms of science fiction and family drama. The film has already delighted audiences at its premiere at the South by Southwest 2022 film festival, and is set to be released in select theaters on February 24th. Surprising, funny, and emotional to boot, Linoleum is a film that begs repeat viewings and is sure to find an appreciative audience willing to do just that.

The film's strong writing and direction shine through thanks to its stars; the core players are Jim Gaffigan as Cameron Edwin (and Kent Armstrong), Rhea Seehorn as Erin Edwin, Katelyn Nacon as Nora Edwin, and Gabriel Rush as Marc. The story of this great low-budget sci-fi film revolves around Gaffigan's Cameron, a former children's television show host who wants to build his own rocket. The...

Check out the poster and trailer for Linoleum starring Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seehorn, in Theaters on February 24th. In their Swsx 2022 review, Collider says, “Linoleum is an exquisite film that proves West to be a compelling young filmmaker, and will make the viewer certainly want to see more of Gaffigan and Seehorn in these types of roles,” and “a surprising, beautiful, and strange experience.”

Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan), the host of a failing children’s science TV show called “Above & Beyond”, has always had aspirations of being an astronaut. After a mysterious space-race era satellite coincidentally falls from space and lands in his backyard, his midlife crisis manifests in a plan to rebuild the machine into his dream rocket. As his relationship with his wife (Rhea Seehorn) and daughter (Katelyn Nacon) start to strain, surreal events begin unfolding around him — a doppelgänger moving into the house next door, a car falling from the sky,...

"Remember when we used to talk about doing something fantastic?" Shout Factory has revealed an official trailer for an indie sci-fi film titled Linoleum, which originally premiered at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival last year. It also stopped by many other fests including the Cleveland, Seattle, San Fran, Nantucket, River Run, and Cinequest Film Festivals. It's not really a sci-fi film, more of fantasy drama about a guy who has spent his life hoping he'd make it into space. When the host of a failing children's science show tries to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by building a rocket in his garage, a series of bizarre events occur that cause him to question his own reality. He tries to build the ship from an old satellite that drops into his backyard, which is a bit strange for a science guy. Jim Gaffigan stars in a dramatic role, one of his best performances,...

Exclusive: Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to the sci-fi dramedy Linoleum from Sub_Sequential Pictures, following a competitive bidding situation. The multi-platform entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory is planning a strategic launch of the movie across all major entertainment platforms, beginning with a theatrical launch later this year. Pic will be presented at the Cannes Film Market by Blue Fox Entertainment.

The film from writer-director Colin West (Double Walker) follows Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan), the host of a failing children’s science TV show called Above & Beyond, who has always had aspirations of being an astronaut. After a mysterious space-race era satellite coincidentally falls from space and lands in his backyard, his midlife crisis manifests in a plan to rebuild the machine into his dream rocket. As his relationship with his wife (Rhea Seehorn) and daughter (Katelyn Nacon) start to strain, surreal events begin unfolding around...

Dennis Masel’s Storm City Films, Chad Simpson’s Brain Scratch Productions, Chadd Harbold produced.

Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international sales rights to the SXSW sci-fi comedy drama Linoleum starring Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seehorn which became one of the more admired selections to emerge from the Austin festival in early spring.

Colin West directed the Narrative Feature Competition entry in which Gaffigan plays the host of a failing children’s science TV show and aspiring astronaut who finds a deep direction to his life after a Space Race satellite crashes into his back yard and he sets about...

Linoleum Review — Linoleum (2022): Film Review, from the 29th Annual South by Southwest Film Festival, a movie written and directed by Colin West, and starring Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Katelyn Nacon, Gabriel Rush, Amy Hargreaves, West Duchovny, Michael Ian Black, Tony Shalhoub, Elisabeth Henry, and Roger Hendricks Simon. This film may accurately be described [...]

Continue reading: Film Review: Linoleum: Surreal Symbolism Delivers More on Feeling than Logic [SXSW 2022]...

Linoleum is certainly something of a curiosity as it strives to use a simple premise to explore, however subtly, themes of loss, identity, and fulfilling a dream of a suburban husband and father who finds a space age satellite drop out of the sky and into his backyard fueling his lost ambition of becoming an astronaut and building a homemade rocket to do just that.

It also provides though a chance for comedian Jim Gaffigan, quickly becoming a prince, if not a king, of the indies to play dual roles and show a little more range than he normally has in past films like another previous SXSW entry, Being Frank. This one had its World Premiere at SXSW tonight in the narrative competition and is like many other films here hopeful for acquisition, most likely a small distributor at best with VOD plans, or even an Amazon which has shown...

Simultaneously an unsettling projection of a father possibly losing his mind and a suburban family disintegrating from the pain of displaced dreams — Colin West’s “Linoleum” drafts a charming, nostalgic landscape set in the fictional town of Fairview Heights where aching secrets lurk underneath the vintage countertops. Taking the bones of “The Father” and “The Astronaut Farmer,”

For these reasons, “Linoleum” is difficult to pin down; the obfuscations and slippages that run through it seem just as likely to frustrate viewers as they might compel them. An astronomer with a Bill Nye-inspired children’s science program saddled in a moribund late-night slot, Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan) is just out for a bike ride when he dodges a red sports car that has suddenly fallen from the sky. He pulls the occupant from the wreckage — a man who, curiously, looks like a younger, more handsome version of him. The surreal...

There’s a euphoria among film sellers and buyers as SXSW finally convenes Friday in Austin, Texas after a three-year pandemic shutdown.

With the last two editions of the Sundance Film Festival being virtual, and the hybrid edition of TIFF seeing reduced capacities, few industry execs, and a muted atmosphere, SXSW marks the return to packed, receptive audiences; actual live pulses which can trigger good reviews and social media wattage, culminating in what some believe could be an active sales market here in Texas’s capital.

SXSW has a knack for programming comedies, genre, and genre-twisted features; titles which are best experienced by a reactive audience. Sellers previously told Deadline that virtual viewing of such fare at recent fests doesn’t really help their cause. While SXSW is enforcing vaxx cards and mask-wearing indoors, screenings will be at full capacity. In 2019, SXSW drew a reported 73K attendees alone to the...

Exclusive: Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seehorn are starring in the upcoming sci-fi comedy drama feature Linoleum which recently wrapped production in New York under Covid-19 safety guidelines.

The film, written and directed by Colin West, is about the host of a failing children’s science TV show who attempts to fulfill his childhood dream of being an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, all the while struggling to mend his relationship with his wife (Seehorn) and connecting surreal clues that not everything in his life is exactly how it seems. Chad Simpson’s Brain Scratch Productions partnered with Dennis Masel’s Storm City Films and Chadd Harbold to produce.

Stand-up comedian Gaffigan, who has been transitioning into a number of dramatic roles of late including Tesla, Them That Follow, and Chappaquiddick, plays dual roles in Linoleum as Cameron Edwin, the struggling amateur rocket engineer as well as his better looking,...

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark capitalized last year on the classic 1980s literary horror franchise responsible for generational childhood trauma with a feature film that—having earned $105.8 million worldwide—may not have set the box office scene on fire, but certainly provided a big enough bang for its studio’s budgetary buck. Consequently, sequel plans are now moving forward.

The creative band is getting back together for the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark sequel movie, with director André Øvredal and writers Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman set to return. Additionally, Guillermo del Toro—who worked on the first film’s screenplay after vacating the director’s chair—will return to develop the story on which the script will be based. The untitled sequel will be co-financed by Paramount Pictures and eOne, with the former handling distribution. This is a slight pipeline change from the previous movie,...

There are more “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.”

Original director André Øvredal, Guillermo del Toro, and writers, brothers Dan and Kevin Hageman, are all returning for a sequel. Paramount Pictures and Entertainment One will co-finance “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2.”

The second installment will be based on a story by del Toro. “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” was produced by CBS Films and eOne, which also financed the film. The movie grossed $105 million at the worldwide box office last summer.

“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” was based on the children’s book series of horror tales. Del Toro tapped “Trollhunter” director Øvredal to helm the adaptation, and shared story credit with Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, with a screenplay by the Hagemans.

The PG-13 film was set in 1968 America in the small town of Mill Valley, where a book of stories written...

Stars: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur, Natalie Ganzhorn, Austin Abrams, Kathleen Pollard | Written by Guillermo del Toro, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman | Directed by André Øvredal

André Øvredal’s film is the adaption of writer Alvin Schwartz’ novel(s) of the same name. A series that is a cross between Goosebumps and Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark aimed primarily at Ya audiences, but does not shy away from the horror. The influences and intention of what the film wants to build are on the surface intriguing; however, the final product is an underwhelming exploit that flounders all its potential with a bumbling and underwhelming execution of tension and atmosphere.

The influence of Andy Muschietti’s 2017 blockbuster horror hit It has changed the face of horror in the mainstream forever. Such an influence has never been more evident in the Guillermo del Toro written,...

The Rome Film Festival (October 17-27) has unveiled its 2019 official selection, which includes Downton Abbey, Waves, Judy, The Aeronauts, Hustlers and Werner Herzog documentary Nomad[/link] about writer Bruce Chatwin.

A total of 33 films and documentaries will play in the official lineup (full list below). As previously announced, the fest will open with Edward Norton’s Motherless Brooklyn while Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman will have a centerpiece screening. Only two Italian movies are included in the main selection.

The festival also revealed a pre-opening October 16 world premiere for John Turturro’s anticipated The Big Lebowski spinoff, The Jesus Rolls, which follows Lebowski character Jesus Quintana.

The impressive lineup of onstage interviews includes Bill Murray and Viola Davis – both of whom will receive lifetime achievement awards – Fanny Ardant, Olivier Assayas, Ethan Coen, Benicio Del Toro, Bret Easton Ellis, Ron Howard, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Edward Norton, Bertrand Tavernier, John Travolta and Jia Zhangke.

Stars: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur, Natalie Ganzhorn, Austin Abrams, Kathleen Pollard | Written by Guillermo del Toro, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman | Directed by André Øvredal

André Øvredal’s film is the adaption of writer Alvin Schwartz’ novel(s) of the same name. A series that is a cross between Goosebumps and Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark aimed primarily at Ya audiences, but does not shy away from the horror. The influences and intention of what the film wants to build are on the surface intriguing; however, the final product is an underwhelming exploit that flounders all its potential with a bumbling and underwhelming execution of tension and atmosphere.

The influence of Andy Muschietti’s 2017 blockbuster horror hit It has changed the face of horror in the mainstream forever. Such an influence has never been more evident in the Guillermo del Toro written,...

As the opening of the film mysteriously imparts, stories come in all shapes and sizes. Sharing scary stories with a group is a rich tradition that has been around for centuries, each generation passing down the one they heard from their childhood on to the next and so on and so on. There are hundreds of these stories, and Alvin Schwartz collected them and retold many in his three “Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark” books. The film adaptation of the same name, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, is a compilation of multiple characters from these tales, but like the book collections, the stories and characters are once again being retold. Between the three screenplay credits and two story by credits, the resulting story feels far less chilling and more obvious and predictable in a tale that isn’t short on creepy visuals but lacking originality.

It’s 1968 in America.

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark movie review is here. Released today, the movie is based on the children's book series of the same name by Alvin Schwartz. Directed by Andr? ?vredal, The screenplay was adapted by Dan and Kevin Hageman, from a screen story by producer Guillermo del Toro, Patrick Melton, and Marcus Dunstan. The film stars Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, and Lorraine Toussaint. Does it provide the scares?. Let?s find out in the movie review of Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

Immediate reaction when the end credits roll

Man.. that was scary!!.

The Story of Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

It?s 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind...but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where for generations; the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large.

“We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” a wise woman once said. And sometimes, we tell others stories to scare the living shit out of them. Like that one about the kid who keeps beating on a scarecrow in a cornfield — until one night, the scarecrow decides to beat back. Or the urban legend about the girl who found a pimple, only it wasn’t exactly a pimple (think spiders and eggs). Or the yarn about the Jangling Man, who … well, maybe you shouldn’t ask about him. Some stories are best left untold.

According to Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark‘s narration, some stories hurt. Some stories heal. In the case of André Øvredal’s bone-chilling anthology adaptation, some stories scare the ever-loving life out of audiences. Yes, Alvin Schwartz’s terrifying anecdotes angle towards children – but, like Stephen Gammell’s illustrations, Øvredal treats his intended audience as horror fans.

It’s *healthy* to feel scared, and this summer’s Guillermo del Toro-produced “introductory” horror tale is anything but 101-basic. No pandering to “age-appropriateness,” aka watered down kiddie content. As Schwartz’s stories come alive, nightmares suck the air from your lungs. Stick to Goosebumps if your family haunts easily – these scary stories aren’t for the faint of heart.

In the year 1968, amidst Mill Valley’s Halloween celebrations, a curse is unleashed. Stella Nicholls (Zoe Margaret Colletti) and her friends heed not local warnings about deceased legend Sarah Bellows,...

Your friend from the movies is back with the list of attractions this week. Fantasy, drama, comedy, social cause, a potboiler, fear and more, it?s all up the grabs for this week my dear!!, both in Bollywood and Hollywood.

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Starring Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra, the movie is based upon the tradition of groom kidnapping, prevalent in Bihar. Co-produced by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor and Shailesh R Singh and is directed by Prashant Singh.

Major Highlights?: The handsome Sidharth Malhotra and the lovely Parineeti Chopra in bride nahi groom kidnapping.. samjhe kya babu!!

Pranaam

Starring Rajeev Khandelwal, Shaji Chaudhary, Atul Kulkarni, Abhimanyu Singh, Vikram Gokhale and Sameksha Singh - the South Indian actress as female lead. The movie is a bollywood masala pot boiler directed and written by Sanjiv Jaiswal, and produced by Rajnish Ram Puri, Nitin Mishra and Anil Singh.

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Stories have power. For nearly 40 years, the children’s book series by Alvin Schwartz and illustrator Stephen Gammell has captured the hearts and nightmares of children everywhere. The unnerving artwork and stories within weren’t afraid to get dark, and they didn’t dumb down the horror for its young readers. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has distilled the books down to its core essence to spin a spooky tale for a new generation of budding horror fans, while still offering up enough nostalgia for the fans who grew up on the series.

Set in 1968, Stella (Zoe Colletti) is a social outcast. Being a horror-obsessed aspiring writer would be enough to deem her unfit for the popular crowd as it is, but her mother left her and her father, Roy (Dean Norris), stirring up the town rumor mill in the process. The only friends she has are Auggie...

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is an old-fashioned creature feature with gnarly monster designs making up for an unoriginal tale.

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For the better part of a decade, The Conjuring films have convinced a new generation that the ‘70s were the spookiest period of the 20th century. But with the arrival of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, a strong case is being made for the era before that—back when Nixon was first elected to the White House and the most nightmarish thing might’ve been how so few seemed to mind sending their youth to die by the thousands in Southeast Asia.

Leaning heavily into its 1968 setting, Scary Stories coyly dips its toe into a nostalgic stew of simpler times while also implicitly embracing the true horror of that America in a way even Quentin Tarantino turns a blind eye to. And in doing so,...

The late American writer and folklorist Alvin Schwartz tapped into the minds of young readers and traumatized generations of eager children by telling otherwise PG-13 horror tales with a transgressive, R-rated glee that made kids feel like they had read something they weren’t supposed to. There’s hardly a millennial in the United States who wasn’t happily scarred by the three volumes of Schwartz’s “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” series, and couldn’t describe Stephen Gammell’s rotting illustrations to their therapist in all of their red and blue detail.

André Øverdal’s film adaptation, as clever and well-crafted as it is, can’t help but invert the formula that the source material relied upon for its success. Here is an R-rated concept that’s been watered down until it passed for a PG-13 movie; it’s plenty harrowing and full of gruesome effects, but it never feels dangerous.

In the opening moments of director André Øvredal’s “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” a child’s voice tells us that stories have the power to hurt or heal. They make us who we are. True to its word, “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” delivers an entrancing thriller that explores the power of narratives with a few screams to boot.

It’s welcoming enough for teens and perhaps just creepy enough for the average grown-up horror movie fan, since producer and co-writer Guillermo del Toro is one of the filmmakers bringing the monsters from Alvin Schwartz’s original novels to the big screen.

Like a late-’60s send-up of “Stranger Things” (itself a reference to other horror-movie inspirations from the ’80s), “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” follows a close group of friends, all outsiders, as their paths cross with a nefarious, supernatural presence. The...

A true renaissance man with an unparalleled passion for makeup effects, directing, writing, and world-building, Guillermo del Toro was honored with a well-earned star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and if you need some motivation in your day, the inspiring ceremony (including speeches by Lana Del Rey and J.J. Abrams) has now been released online for all to enjoy.

You can watch Guillermo del Toro's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony below, and for more updates on del Toro's next project, check here to catch up on all of our coverage of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (which del Toro co-wrote and produced), including highlights from the movie's Comic-Con panel!

Directed by André Øvredal from a screenplay written by Daniel Hageman & Kevin Hageman and Guillermo del Toro, and based on the popular book trilogy written by Alvin Schwartz’s and illustrated by Stephen Gammell, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark...

CBS Films and Entertainment One (eOne) announced today that Guillermo del Toro's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark will feature a re-recorded version of Donovan's 1966 hit song "Season of the Witch" by Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Lana Del Rey. The song's debut will coincide with the film's theatrical release by Lionsgate on August 9th.

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Lana del Rey covers Donovan's "Season of the Witch" to herald Guillermo del Toro's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

Some lullabyes aren't meant to help you fall asleep. Lana Del Rey is casting a spell for Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The Grammy-nominated "Born to Die" singer covered Donovan’s 1966 hit “Season of the Witch” for the horror anthology film. The song will debut on August 9 to coincide with the movie, but a portion of the song is featured in the new trailer.

Del Rey came out of the broom closet a long time ago. In February 2017 she invited her 6.22 million Twitter followers to take part in a mass binding ritual against Donald Trump. A few years before that a 19-year-old fan who felt a deep “spiritual connection” with del Rey broke into her home to steal...

Of the many iconic characters brought to life by artist Stephen Gammell in Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Harold the scarecrow is truly one of the most haunting. It's an extra thrill (and chill), then, that ahead of the August 9th theatrical release of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, we've been provided with an exclusive featurette that goes behind the scenes of the cinematic version of Harold, which certainly does Gammell's drawing justice.

You can watch Harold come to life one Halloween night in our exclusive featurette below, and check here to catch up on all of our Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark coverage, including highlights from the movie's Comic-Con panel!

Directed by André Øvredal from a screenplay written by Daniel Hageman & Kevin Hageman and Guillermo del Toro, and based on the popular book trilogy written by Alvin Schwartz’s and illustrated by Stephen Gammell,...

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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 disturbing deaths in their small town.

Adapting a book into a movie is always a tricky process but they nailed it. "You don't read the book, the book reads you? one of the dialogues in the trailer

The plot is based in the city of small-town Mill Valley where for generations the shadow of the Bellows family has appear large. Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book. The stories become real for a group of teenagers who discover Sarah?...

Following the reveal of the Jangly Man poster at Comic-Con, the creepy character arrives to wreak havoc against anyone unfortunate enough to cross his path in a new trailer for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, CBS Films and Lionsgate's movie adaptation of Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell's chilling book trilogy.

You can see the creepy Jangly Man's eerie arrival in the new Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark trailer below, and check here to catch up on all of our coverage of the upcoming movie!

Directed by André Øvredal from a screenplay written by Daniel Hageman & Kevin Hageman and Guillermo del Toro, and based on the popular book trilogy written by Alvin Schwartz’s and illustrated by Stephen Gammell, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark stars Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur, and Natalie Ganzhorn.

A brand new trailer for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has arrived, which brings with it the full horrifying force of the Jangly Man. Guillermo del Toro is producing this long-awaited adaptation of the beloved series of children's horror books. The movie was part of the festivities at San Diego Comic-Con, where a new poster featuring the Jangly Man debuted, as well as some new footage, which has now made its way online. And it doesn't disappoint.

The trailer kicks off by setting up the premise. A woman from a small town had a book that is capable of bringing scary stories to life. Pretty simple, yet, as we see from this new footage, incredibly effective. The Jangly Man has been teased in previous footage but here, the horrific creation gets a chance to shine. We get brief glimpses at some of the other horrible stories that will come to life,...

"Now they will get the monster they all deserve." CBS Films has revealed another new trailer for the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark horror movie, produced by Guillermo del Toro, based on the beloved scary stories book series. This is directed by Norwegian filmmaker André Øvredal, and it's also co-written by del Toro. This trailer features footage from all the different spooky stories that are part of the movie, but focuses on the "Jangly Man", who makes a big freaky appearance at the end with his jangly teeth and backwards creepy walking. Kill it! Kill it with fire! Ahhhh. Featuring a cast including Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Zajur, Gabriel Rush, Kathleen Pollard, and Gil Bellows. This is likely the final full trailer before the movie opens in theaters in a few weeks, and it looks like it's going to be worth seeing on the big screen.

What fresh hell hath we wrought with that recent Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark poster? It seems that the mere act of mentioning it has summoned the Jangly Man, who appears in a brand new trailer for the summer scarefest. Proceed at your own risk. Starring Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur, and Natalie Ganzhorn in addition to Javier Botet as The Toe Monster, Troy James as Jangly Man, and Mark Steger as Harold the Scarecrow, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark arrives in theaters on August …...

One of the spookiest book trilogies of all time, Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has given generations of readers enough nightmare fuel to last a lifetime. Soon, those nightmares will slither off the printed page to find new life (and new victims to haunt) on the big screen, and before the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie haunts theaters in August, CBS Films and Lionsgate unveiled a new "Jangly Man" poster for the film at San Diego Comic-Con.

You can see the creepy Jangly Man on the prowl in the new Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark poster below, stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates, and visit our online hub to catch up on all of our Comic-Con coverage!

Directed by André Øvredal from a screenplay written by Daniel Hageman & Kevin Hageman and Guillermo del Toro, and...