New Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark poster today, trailer tomorrow

March 27th 2019, 5:15pm

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

"This is an evil place. Run away while you still can."

Writer Alvin Schwartz and illustrator Stephen Gammell's controversial children’s horror book series SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK has inspired an upcoming film from producer Guillermo del Toro and director André Øvredal that will be upon us later this year. And today we have not only an all-new poster to share with you guys but we also have word that the movie's official teaser trailer will be hitting tomorrow!

Today's new poster features "The Pale Lady" who is featured in the story "The Dream" about a girl who keeps seeing the pale woman who keeps telling her, "This is an evil place. Run away while you still can." Brr. This new poster comes on the heels of “The Red Spot” poster we shared yesterday. If you missed that one you can check it out RIGHT HERE. Meanwhile, here's the movie's updated synopsis:

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. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time—stories that have a way of becoming all too real for a group of teenagers who discover Sarah’s terrifying home.

SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK is directed by André Øvredal from a screenplay written by Dan Hageman & Kevin Hageman based on a screen story by Del Toro and Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan based on the series by Alvin Schwartz. Del Toro, Sean Daniel, Jason F. Brown, J. Miles Dal, and Elizabeth Grave produce. The film stars Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur, and Natalie Ganzhorn. CBS Films, Lionsgate and eOne will release the movie in theaters everywhere August 9, 2019.