Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | August 9 2019 | Guillermo Del Toro not directing, John August scripting

[Eric Duncan]

 

[dudalb]

Definently Old School, Classic horror.

Not surprising, since most of the stories in the book are basically modern retellings of classic ghost stories in folklore. The author was a professior of folklore.

Almost certain to get a PG rating given the book is a YA classic;but that is fine, As a producer, Del Toro will guarantee it will be scary no matter what the rating.

[ViewerAnon]

It's closer to an R than a PG.

 

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[Box Office Hit]

 

[robertman2]

On 4/2/2019 at 1:03 AM, ViewerAnon said:

It's closer to an R than a PG.

 

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So PG-13?

[ViewerAnon]

43 minutes ago, RobrtmanAStarWarsReference said:

So PG-13?

Yes, a harder one than I was expecting.

[JB33]

This movie seems odd. It feels like it's a scary movie for a significantly younger audience, yet it seems pretty genuinely creepy no matter what age you are. I'm actually curious to check it out.

[75Live]

I saw this trailer in front of Crawl and it has me curious now.  Yeah I think it will not be hardcore and for a younger crowd but I think I may catch it

[dudalb]

18 hours ago, JB33 said:

This movie seems odd. It feels like it's a scary movie for a significantly younger audience, yet it seems pretty genuinely creepy no matter what age you are. I'm actually curious to check it out.

The book basicslly is a retelling of a lot of the classic verbal ghost stories..the kind that get told around a campfire at summer camp.

The book is basically aimed a YA audiences, so PG 13 is the hardest they can go.

 

Edited July 22, 2019 by dudalb

[JB33]

1 hour ago, dudalb said:

The book basicslly is a retelling of a lot of the classic verbal ghost stories..the kind that get told around a campfire at summer camp.

The book is basically aimed a YA audiences, so PG 13 is the hardest they can go.

 

Hmm, okay. You interested?

[dudalb]

2 hours ago, JB33 said:

Hmm, okay. You interested?

Oh,yes. I enjoyed the book, and interested how Del Toro is going to handle this.

The book is worth reading, btw. Half of it are the Classic Oral Tradition Ghost Stories, the other half are essays about the stories. Yes, the author was an expert on folklore.

[JB33]

59 minutes ago, dudalb said:

Oh,yes. I enjoyed the book, and interested how Del Toro is going to handle this.

The book is worth reading, btw. Half of it are the Classic Oral Tradition Ghost Stories, the other half are essays about the stories. Yes, the author was an expert on folklore.

Sounds intriguing. I'll definitely check it out. Thanks!

[JohnnyGossamer]

Still expecting this one to breakout a bit if marketing is ramped up properly.

[Krissykins]

3 hours ago, JohnnyGossamer said:

Still expecting this one to breakout a bit if marketing is ramped up properly.

I can totally see it opening sub $10m after what’s happened to the other horrors this summer. 

[Boxofficerules]

On 7/23/2019 at 8:20 AM, Krissykins said:

I can totally see it opening sub $10m after what’s happened to the other horrors this summer. 

Total or opening weekend, can’t see it doing sub $10 million total.

[dudalb]

I know that October is always over crowded with Horror movies but still this seems llike a perfect fit for Halloween.

[Poseidon]

This is a tough one. With the material, it should be centered at the Goosebumps-Crowd, but from the trailers, it's very dark and somehow misses the target.

 

Also, seems to be opening in only 2400 theaters. Seems not very confident and to be honest, it's a stupid move to open two adaptations centered at kids/younger teens the same weekend, when July was desertet.

[Boxofficerules]

13 hours ago, Poseidon said:

This is a tough one. With the material, it should be centered at the Goosebumps-Crowd, but from the trailers, it's very dark and somehow misses the target.

 

Also, seems to be opening in only 2400 theaters. Seems not very confident and to be honest, it's a stupid move to open two adaptations centered at kids/younger teens the same weekend, when July was desertet.

There’s got to be a morning after

[filmlover]

14 hours ago, Poseidon said:

This is a tough one. With the material, it should be centered at the Goosebumps-Crowd, but from the trailers, it's very dark and somehow misses the target.

 

Also, seems to be opening in only 2400 theaters. Seems not very confident and to be honest, it's a stupid move to open two adaptations centered at kids/younger teens the same weekend, when July was desertet.

Everyone wanted to steer clear of The Lion King.

[JB33]

On 7/27/2019 at 6:04 PM, Poseidon said:

This is a tough one. With the material, it should be centered at the Goosebumps-Crowd, but from the trailers, it's very dark and somehow misses the target.

 

Also, seems to be opening in only 2400 theaters. Seems not very confident and to be honest, it's a stupid move to open two adaptations centered at kids/younger teens the same weekend, when July was desertet.

This seems like it would have done well in October. There's the Zombieland sequel in October but nothing else screams Halloween.