One of the most anticipated films of 2019 is Paramount Pictures’ Are You Afraid of the Dark?, a feature film adaptation of Nickelodeon’s teen-friendly ’90s television series in which a group of kids get together in the woods to tell ghost stories.
Bloody Disgusting exclusively broke the news that D.J. Caruso will direct the feature that IT writer Gary Dauberman previously said will “honor the darker, scarier tone of the show.” The most recent draft was written by BenDavid Grabinski.
Now, Paramount is making a small release shift, opening the film a week earlier than originally slated: October 4, 2019.
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Caruso’s most recent directing gigs include The Disappointments Room and xXx: Return of Xander Cage, although he also helmed the fantastic teen thriller Disturbia back in 2007.
The show revolved around a group of teenagers who referred to themselves as The Midnight Society. Every week, at a secret location in the woods, one member would tell a scary story to the rest of the group, some of which were based on public domain fairy tales, short stories or urban legends. The new film will be a completely original story told by The Midnight Society.