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===''Superstitious''===
In 1997, it was reported that del Toro signed a deal to direct an adaptation of [[R. L. Stine]]'s horror novel ''[[Superstitious (novel)|Superstitious]]'' for [[Dimension Films]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Petrikin|first=Chris|url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/del-toro-set-for-stine-pic-1117342516/|title=Del Toro set for Stine pic|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 19, 1997|access-date=April 28, 2024}}</ref> He wrote a script, but the project remains unproduced.<ref name="IndieWire">{{cite web|last=Sharf |first=Zach|date=November 26, 2018|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/guillermo-del-toro-completed-scripts-unproduced-1202023246/|title=Guillermo del Toro Reveals 17 Completed Scripts Never Turned Into Films|website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref>
 
===''Exorcist: Chapter 4 Verse I''===
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===''The Coffin''===
Soon after its publication, [[James Cameron]] optioned a screen adaptation of [[Phil Hester (comics)|Phil Hester]] and [[Mike Huddleston]]'s 2001 horror comic ''The Coffin''. Cameron tapped del Toro to write and direct the film via [[Lightstorm Entertainment]] after he had finished shooting ''[[Blade II]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dimanna|first=Daniel|url=https://screenrant.com/coffin-unmade-movie-frankenstein-guillermo-del-toro-james-cameron/|title=The Coffin Is Guillermo Del Toro & James Cameron's Unmade Take On Frankenstein|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=October 4, 2021|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref> In 2003, del Toro revealed that the project had not yet been written, but that [[Tim McCanlies]] had helped to "outline" it.<ref name="MovieWeb"/> Despite the eventual completion of a script,<ref>{{cite web|lastname=Sharf |first=Zach|date=November 26, 2018|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/guillermo-del-toro-completed-scripts-unproduced-1202023246/|title=Guillermo del Toro Reveals 17 Completed Scripts Never Turned Into Films|website=[["IndieWire]]|access-date=September 13, 2023}}<"/ref> the project never came to pass, and both del Toro and Cameron would both move onto other projects.
 
===''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' remake===