But while Uncle Jonathan practiced funny and comfortable white magic, the original owner of the old house, Isaac Izard, had been an evil sorcerer.
Set up at Amblin Entertainment, The House with a Clock In Its Walls movie has Brad Fischer and James Vanderbilt producing alongside Kripke.
A The House with a Clock In Its Walls movie is back on track today as The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Eli Roth is set to direct the big screen adaptation of John Bellairs‘ 1973 gothic mystery with Jack Black set to star.
Every night Lewis and Uncle Jonathan could hear it ticking — sometimes loud, sometimes soft — marking off the minutes until doomsday.