Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark scared the crap out of every ’90s third grader. The creepy book, first published in 1981, was a darker alternative to Goosebumps thanks to the haunting illustrations by artist Stephen Gammell and macabre tales by author Alvin Schwartz.

As Reddit ClintTorus user describes:

Guillermo del Toro, director of Pan’s Labyrinth, confirmed that he’ll be producing a movie based on the series for CBS films.

I start development on a film based on a favorite book of youth: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! https://t.co/yu31FkCz4K—

Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) January 14, 2016

But as one Reddit user puts it:

Even Guillermo del Toro recognizes that Gammell’s artwork is “scary as fuck.”

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Schwatrz & Gammell. Allegedly a Y.A. book retelling of campfire tales. Gammell's art is scary as fuck. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) November 28, 2015

In 2011, publisher Harper Collins, decided that the Gammell’s artwork was indeed too “scary as fuck” for children and replaced all the images with family-friendly illustrations by artist Brett Helquist. While Helquist is an amazing artist in his own right, the images just seem less… frightening.

Remember “The Red Spot?” The story describes an unfortunate girl whose unsightly boil exploded with spiders.

1990s version:

2011 version:

And then there was “Oh, Susanna.” Spoiler: Susanna’s roommate’s head was cut off by a crazy killer.

Here’s the original artwork (and accompanying narration in case you didn’t want to sleep tonight).

The 2011 version:

And, of course, who could forget HAROLD, the scarecrow.

Before:

After: