The original: Alvin Schwartz's series of chilling short stories about ghosts was a mainstay for literary and adventurous kids in the '80s and '90s. He wrote three collections between 1981 and 1991.
The new project: Writer John August (Big Fish, Frankenweenie) will handle converting the books into a movie.
You'll feel nostalgic if: You were the kid who skipped recess to sit in the corner of the library reading about hooks and big toes.