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Trailer: 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' comes to life

  (Agence France-Presse)
Sun, March 31, 2019

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Trailer: 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' comes to life A still from 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.' (CBS Films/File)

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group of teens explore a decrepit house on the edge of town and discover a book of terrible tales written down by a tortured child in the latest chiller from Guillermo del Toro and "Trollhunter" director André Øvredal.

The 1980s children's horror compendium "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" is being adapted for CBS Films, with this first trailer offering a preview of what's to come.

Guillermo del Toro is producing, the "Pacific Rim" and "Shape of Water" helmer having an extensive background in horror with "Pan's Labyrinth," "Chronos", "The Devil's Backbone" and "Crimson Peak" on his own directorial resume.

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Behind the camera for "Scary Stories" is André Øvredal, the Norwegian who steered cult hit "Trollhunter," making his English-language debut with "The Autopsy of Jane Doe."

The movie is set for an August 9 debut in US theaters, though may hew closer to Halloween internationally.

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