Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 Gets Disappointing Update

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 is currently stalled.

A sequel to 2019’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was announced to be in the works from Paramount Pictures in April 2020. André Øvredal is returning to direct the movie, while Guillermo del Toro is also returning to produce.

Speaking with Collider, writers Dan and Kevin Hageman were asked if there was any update on Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2.

What did Dan and Kevin Hageman say about Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2?

“It’s stalled right now,” Kevin said. “We actually don’t know. We wrote a draft, Guillermo [del Toro] had a story direction of where to take it…”

While Dan said that they “can’t get too much into it,” Kevin continued, “No, we can’t get into it, but we wrote something , and that’s the last we know. We know a lot of people liked it, but we also know that nothing’s happening right now. [Laughs] We’re in the dark with you guys.”

Further details for the sequel remain under wraps at this time.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which is based on the book series of the same name by Alvin Schwartz, was released in United States theaters in August 2019. The movie made approximately $104.5 million at the global box office off an estimated $25-28 million budget.

The film starred Zoe Colletti as Stella Nicholls, Michael Garza as Ramón Morales, Gabriel Rush as August “Auggie” Hilderbrandt, Austin Zajur as Charlie “Chuck” Steinberg, Natalie Ganzhorn as Rutho “Ruthie” Steinberg, Austin Abrams as Tommy Milner, Dean Norris as Roy Nicholls, Gil Bellows as Police Chief Turner, and Lorraine Toussaint as Louise “Lou Lou” Baptiste.

A release date for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 has not been set. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, meanwhile, is currently streaming on Netflix.