Merrick here...

Yeah, I know, a GOOSEBUMPS movie (based on R.L. Stine's work) doesn't do much to excite me, either - although I'm frequently warm to producer Neil Moritz's particular brand of on-screen madness.

This said, I raised my eyebrow when I saw who they're getting to write the project: Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.

The long-established duo may spend the rest of their lives trying to live down their association with the PROBLEM CHILD franchise...but they've also brought us a few very compelling projects:

Tim Burton's ED WOOD (one of my all time mot favorite-est films), THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLINT and MAN ON THE MOON (both from Milos Forman), and RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT - once a Burton project that Spike Jonze ultimately jumped onto (is he still involved?)

So, will we get the PROBLEM CHILD Alexander & Karaszewski...or the ED WOOD Alexander & Karaszewski? It'll be interesting to find out.

This per Hollywood Reporter.