If you think R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series is terrifying, you're lucky you never stumbled upon Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The three-book series achieved cult status thanks to its macabre tales of horror and violent accompanying illustrations (which were provided by Stephen Gammell), and now, it's coming back to haunt us as a film produced by The Shape of Water director Guillermo del Toro. Four teasers were shared in short bursts during the 2019 Super Bowl — the Dream, the Red Spot, the Jangly Man, and the Big Toe — and if those didn't pique your interest, then maybe the cast for the film will.
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Up-and-coming actress Zoe Colette — best known for playing Tessie in 2014's Annie and Ruth-Ann in the 2018 drama Wildlife alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan — will star in the film as Stella Nicholls, a teen haunted by her mother's disappearance on Halloween night.
Better known as Ron Anderson in seasons five and six of The Walking Dead, Austin Abrams will appear as Tommy Milner, a friend of Stella's who gets involved with her in a Halloween prank gone wrong and who works with Stella to solve the mystery surrounding the sudden, gruesome deaths in their small town.
Gabriel Rush, who made his film debut in Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom as Skotak and later worked with Anderson again in The Grand Budapest Hotel, will play Auggie Hilderbrandt, another friend of Stella and Tommy who gets involved in attempting to solve the mysterious murders.
Best known for his role as DEA agent Hank Schrader in AMC's Breaking Bad, Dean Norris will appear in the movie as Roy Nicholls, Stella's father, whom she believes to know more about her mother's disappearance than he lets on.
Gil Bellows — best known for playing Tommy Williams in 1994's The Shawshank Redemption and Billy Thomas in the legal drama series Ally McBeal — is set to appear as Police Chief Turner, who presides over the law in the small town.
Lorraine Toussaint — whom you might recognize as Orange is the New Black's scheming Yvonne "Vee" Parker from the second season — will play Lou Lou, though her character's role in the movie hasn't yet been revealed.
Spanish actor Javier Botet — who was diagnosed as a child with Marfan syndrome, a condition that gave Botet his extremely tall, thin build — is also confirmed to appear in the movie as the Jangly Man, a Slender Man-esque creature who appeared in one of the four Super Bowl teasers. The role was originally supposed to be played by del Toro's longtime collaborator, Doug Jones, but Botet is now officially taking on the part.
