GatesAccording to a report at Deadline, John Connolly’s trilogy of middle-school novels has been acquired by Dreamworks.

The three books – The Gates, Hell’s Bells (aka The Infernals) and The Creeps – follow young Samuel Johnson and his loyal dachshund Boswell as they battle the forces of darkness. Dreamworks are now looking for a writer to work on the first script, which will tell how Samuel and Boswell discover the gates of Hell have opened at 666 Crowley Road…

Read our review of Connolly’s latest collection of (adult) short stories here.

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