Netflix‘s ‘Nightbooks’ is a new film coming to the streaming service based on the popular book by J. A. White! The film is being produced by horror icon Sam Raimi and will star Krysten Alyce Ritter as the evil young witch that holds young Alex (Winslow Fegley) hostage. She’ll force him to why scary stories in her magical apartment, and must tell her a story every night just to stay alive. However, he will team up with another prisoner, Yasmin (Lidya Jewett) to find a way out of their prison.
Take a look at the official trailer below that was uploaded with the following description,
“Scary story fan Alex must tell a spine-tingling tale every night — or stay trapped with his new friend in a wicked witch’s magical apartment forever. When Alex (Winslow Fegley), a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by an evil witch (Krysten Ritter) in her magical apartment, and must tell a scary story every night to stay alive, he teams up with another prisoner, Yasmin (Lidya Jewett), to find a way to escape.”
Sam Raimi Producing New Film ‘Nightbooks’ – Stars Krysten Ritter As An Evil Young Witch
Viewers commented on the trailer, “Krysten Ritter as a campy witch in a Scheherazade retelling is sort of everything.”, “This is actually a really good concept for a movie. I’m definitely watching this when it comes out”, “This book was so good, I am glad they are making it into a movie!”, “This seems like a great movie, to watch in autumn, before Halloween”, “I love how Krysten Ritter is the queen of goth yet she’s a little ray of sunshine in real life!”, and “Wow, this looks like a good setup for a kids horror. Also, I’m glad to see Krysten back.”
Netflix’s ‘Nightbooks’ releases next month on September 15th.
What do you think? Are you looking forward to watching this and have you read the book? Let us know in the comments below.
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