Book to film: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

I start development on a film based on a favorite book of youth: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! pic.twitter.com/yu31FkCz4K

— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) January 14, 2016

Well, if that's not a perfect pairing, I don't know what is. And I'm especially excited that he's pictured with the older illustrations, rather than the more recent ones.

I mean:

Gammell

Helquist

As lovely as the Helquist illustrations are, there's no question that the Gammell ones are scarier, right?

(Thanks to Chrissy for the tip!)