Edward Gorey's THE DOUBTFUL GUEST to be made into a Jim Henson Company Film

From AWN.com:

Debuting in 1957, THE DOUBTFUL GUEST is the story of an inexplicable creature that shows up unannounced and unwelcome at a family-owned bed & breakfast. Brad Peyton (EVELYN: THE CUTEST EVIL DEAD GIRL) is attached to direct and Matthew Huffman will write the screenplay.

This could be cool, but once again, adapting a teeny tiny children's book into a full-length motion picture is frought with peril.

Anyone heard of this director or writer?