‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’ all set to evoke a palpable sense of dread

Mumbai: PVR Pictures’ upcoming movie, ‘Scary stories to tell in the Dark’ is all set to give audiences a bone-chilling experience on 9th August 2019 across cinemas in India. Produced by Guillermo Del Toro and directed by André Øvredal the film not only adapts Schwartz's tall tales of terror but the iconic and skin-crawling illustrations by Stephen Gammell.

'Scary Stories to tell in the dark' is a horror tale drawn from the iconic but deeply eerie book series by Alvin Schwartz. “We wanted to recreate some of the most cherished, scary, fun and entertaining horror tales that are found in Alvin Schwartz’s books. But we do it in a way that is seamless within one story about a group of friends in the 1960s,” explains Guillermo Del Toro, who has explored the power of horror to move, thrill and illuminate throughout his Oscar-winning filmmaking career. “The beauty of these stories is that they have the eternal appeal of campfire tales that invite people to shiver together in anticipation, even when you hear them again and again,” says Del Toro, “In our movie, we add to the fun of that themes of friendship, belief, compassion, and the idea that stories can damage, or they can heal.”

Perhaps what kids loved most about them is that these stories didn’t hold back. They were genuinely designed to press all your buttons and bring all your wildest fears into the light. The first time you read them was a bone-chilling blast. But you could read them again and again and the scares stayed fresh.

Del Toro started with the idea of the supernatural book that writes itself—and shifts reality in the process. “This was a chance to honour the book by telling a bigger story that would be very scary but also full of the playful spirit of youth, it was also a chance to look at the weight and responsibility of storytelling, so relevant in our world of social media today. The book basically customizes a story before your eyes to tap into fears of the person reading it. This gives you the delicious thrill of seeing a story coming for each character you’ve gotten to know and then bracing yourself in preparation.” Del Toro concludes.

Watch Scary stories to tell in the dark on 9th August in cinemas near you.