Guillermo del Toro making 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'

The Filmmaker is developing an adaptation of the book trilogy Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark for CBS Films.

The 51-year-old 'Pacific Rim' helmer made the announcement on Twitter.

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

He will produce the film alongside Sean Daniel, Jason Brown and Elizabeth Grave, and may also direct the project, adapted for the screen by 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' scribe John August.