Guillermo Del Toro and Andre Øvredal aim to keep practical effects alive with their new film collaboration, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark. Adapted from the Alvin Schwartz horror anthology series, the duo wanted to keep the spirit of the books alive by focusing intently on character development for every character including the ghoulish figures from Schwartz book, and using the art of Stephen Gemmell as inspiration.
”The Pale Woman, the Jangly Man, and the Scarecrow are flush with grey and black tones as a nod to their look in the books,” says Andre Øvredal.
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