Harry Potter, it seems, just can't get enough of the black stuff. And no, we're not talking about Guinness.

The diminutive British star has barely finished filming the final Potter escapade, the darkest of the books and no doubt films, before signing on to the equally macabre gothic thriller "Woman In Black".

Penned by Susan Hill, the chilling novel has had a hugely successful run at the West End since 1989, and is now set to be made into a film helmed by "Eden Lake's" James Watkins and adapted by Jane Goldman, wife of Jonathan Ross and scriptwriter of "Kick-Ass".

Daniel Radcliffe will play lawyer Arthur Kipps who visits a remote UK location to attend to a deceased client's papers. Unfortunately for him, the house turns out to be haunted.

But Daniel need not fear - after all he has stood up to He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named countless times, and gone on stage completely starkers, so ghosts and ghoulies should pose no problems at all!