Though it seems like just a few days since we were reporting on a potential new Guillermo del Toro film (because it is), there's news direct from the man himself that he's looking to get back into the terror business with an adaptation of Alvin Schwartz's book trilogy Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark.
The three short story collections, which kicked off with the first batch in 1981, became massive bestsellers, spinning folklore and urban legends such as the wending and haunted houses into new forms. And that's even with the stories often being banned by libraries for being too frightening to show kids.
GDT is a huge fan of the books - he owns prints of several of illustrator Stephen Gammell's images from them (see his tweet on the topic below) – and he has worked with writer John August to develop a script based on some aspect of them for CBS Films. There's no indication yet on whether he'll direct this one or act as producer for someone else, but it definitely seems close to his horror-loving heart.