Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark trailer brings the iconic book series to life
CBS Films has released the first trailer for their upcoming horror-thriller Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark, set to hit theaters August 9.
Based on the book series written by Alvin Schwartz with illustrations from Stephen Gammell, this adaptation is set in the year 1968.
The adaptation was directed by acclaimed Norwegian filmmaker Andre Ovredal, with genre master Guillermo del Toro writing and producing.
New trailer: CBS Films has released the first trailer for their upcoming horror-thriller Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark, set to hit theaters August 9
Scary story: Based on the book series written by Alvin Schwartz with illustrations from Stephen Gammell, this adaptation is set in the year 1968
The trailer begins with the image of a terrifying scarecrow in a field, which looks like it's made of actual human parts, along with other shots of characters in a small town, while a young character speaks.
'Some people believe that if we repeat stories often enough, they become real, they make us who we are. That can be scary,' the character says.
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A group of jocks with letterman jackets arrive at the human scarecrow, with one jock Tommy (Austin Abrams) brandishing a baseball bat, saying, 'Eat it, Harold.'
Harold: The trailer begins with the image of a terrifying scarecrow in a field, which looks like it's made of actual human parts, along with other shots of characters in a small town, while a young character speaks
Letterman: A group of jocks with letterman jackets arrive at the human scarecrow, with one jock Tommy (Austin Abrams) brandishing a baseball bat, saying, 'Eat it, Harold'
He takes a few swings with the bat, connecting with 'Harold's' head before they all get back in their car.
The next scene features characters at a drive-in movie theater, with the young Stella (Zoe Margaret Colletti) asking Ramon (Michael Garza) in his car if he wants to see a haunted house, as Ramon just smiles.
Stella and Ramon are joined by Chuck (Austin Zajzur) and Auggie (Gabriel Rush), the latter in a clown costume who wants to leave after seeing the house from the outside, prompting Chuck to ask, 'Who ordered the chicken?'
Haunted house: The next scene features characters at a drive-in movie theater, with the young Stella (Zoe Margaret Colletti) asking Ramon (Michael Garza) in his car if he wants to see a haunted house, as Ramon just smiles
Chicken: Stella and Ramon are joined by Chuck (Austin Zajzur) and Auggie (Gabriel Rush), the latter in a clown costume who wants to leave after seeing the house from the outside, prompting Chuck to ask, 'Who ordered the chicken?'
The quartet head inside and look around, when Stella finds, 'a book of scary stories,' which she takes home with her and prompts these stories to unfold among the characters in the town.
For instance, Harold, the gruesome scarecrow Tommy attacks, comes to life and attacks Tommy, who goes missing, causing Stella to speculate that what happens in the books are what is happening for real.
Stella freaks out when she sees that Auggie is in the next story, 'a corpse looking for her missing toe,' as a gruesome corpse missing a toe traipses through Auggie's home.
Scary stories: The quartet head inside and look around, when Stella finds, 'a book of scary stories,' which she takes home with her and prompts these stories to unfold among the characters in the town
Harold: For instance, Harold, the gruesome scarecrow Tommy attacks, comes to life and attacks Tommy, who goes missing, causing Stella to speculate that what happens in the books are what is happening for real
Auggie: Stella freaks out when she sees that Auggie is in the next story, 'a corpse looking for her missing toe,' as a gruesome corpse missing a toe traipses through Auggie's home
Stella adds that she's, 'afraid we woke something up' by taking the book, with Lorraine Toussaint's character Lou Lou saying, 'You shouldn't have taken that book.'
Stella tries to 'stop it' by ripping the pages out of the book, but it's too late, with gruesome things happening to Chuck and Auggie.
There is also a scene with Gil Bellows as the skeptical Chief Turner, who mentions that the book is 'Sarah Bellows' book, where stories write themselves and it all comes alive.'
Stella is afraid: Stella adds that she's, 'afraid we woke something up' by taking the book, with Lorraine Toussaint's character Lou Lou saying, 'You shouldn't have taken that book'
Ripping: Stella tries to 'stop it' by ripping the pages out of the book, but it's too late, with gruesome things happening to Chuck and Auggie
Skeptical chief: There is also a scene with Gil Bellows as the skeptical Chief Turner, who mentions that the book is 'Sarah Bellows' book, where stories write themselves and it all comes alive'
The official synopsis reveals that Sarah Bellows was, 'a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time.'
Just as he says that, though, the lights go out at the police station, with Stella and Ramon holding hands through the jail bars, as Ramon proclaims, 'The Jangly Man is coming,' when the terrifying character arrives and the trailer comes to an end.
Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark hits theaters August 9, going up against The Kitchen, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Brian Banks and The Art of Racing in the Rain.
Lights out: Just as he says that, though, the lights go out at the police station, with Stella and Ramon holding hands through the jail bars, as Ramon proclaims, 'The Jangly Man is coming,' when the terrifying character arrives and the trailer comes to an end
Jangly Man: Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark hits theaters August 9, going up against The Kitchen, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Brian Banks and The Art of Racing in the Rain
