Even though a sequel to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was announced several years ago, there have been a few factors that have stalled the sequel. CBS Films and EOne made the film together and neither studio exists today. Speaking with /Film, director André Øvredal opened up about the sequel possibilities.
"I mean, yes and no. What I can say is that it's been stuck in a bit of a copyright ownership hell with two studios that don't exist anymore, that produced a movie together, CBS Films and EOne, and they don't really exist anymore."
A further elaboration:
"The rights spread out to two other companies, and then they have to agree to figure it out between them, and that has taken some time, but there is movement. We do have conversations about it once every couple of months, and there is currently some movement, I'm gathering. But it becomes about legal departments and not about creatives, because we have a story that I love that is just ready to go whenever somebody decides, 'I own the movie, let's go make it.'"
Source: /Film