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Blumhouse’s New Horror Hit: Is Phasmophobia the Next FNAF?

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Blumhouse is actively working on another movie based on a video game, potentially stepping into the shoes of “Five Nights at Freddy’s.” The horror production company has achieved success with their adaptation of Scott Cawthon’s young adult horror games, as “Five Nights at Freddy’s” has proven to be both a hit at the box office and popular on streaming platforms. This year will see the release of “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2,” but Blumhouse is now exploring other video game adaptations for their next project.

It has been confirmed that Blumhouse is working on a movie adaptation of the 2020 horror game “Phasmophobia,” which was developed by Kinetic Games. This project is a collaboration between Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, James Wan’s production company. As no creative team or release dates have been revealed with this announcement, it seems that the “Phasmophobia” movie is likely still a few years away from hitting theaters.

During the pandemic, the game known as Phasmophobia gained massive popularity, especially among streamers on platforms like Twitch and YouTube. In this cooperative online game, players work together to explore paranormal occurrences. One unique aspect of Phasmophobia is its speech recognition system that enables ghosts in the game to comprehend and respond to specific words spoken by players. The objective for players in Phasmophobia is to correctly determine which ghost is haunting the location before it can cause them harm, ultimately identifying the spectral intruder.

Phasmophobia is among the various video game adaptations in progress at present, alongside Amazon’s Mass Effect series, the Elden Ring movie from A24, and ongoing series like HBO’s The Last of Us and Fallout on Prime Video.

Why Phasmophobia Is The Perfect Successor to FNAF For Blumhouse

It’s logical that with video game adaptations on the rise in Hollywood, Blumhouse would choose Phasmophobia as their next property to bring to the big screen. Given the reputation of Blumhouse and Atomic Monster as some of Tinseltown’s leading horror studios, an adaptation of Phasmophobia under these two banners could be a perfect union.

Just like Five Nights at Freddy’s, Phasmophobia is based on survival elements and jump scares, making Blumhouse’s upcoming horror movie an ideal continuation of the success they achieved with their FNAF film. The games share a similar tone and genre, and they both attract young adult and teen audiences. Consequently, Blumhouse can aim for a similar audience demographic with their Phasmophobia adaptation as they did with Five Nights at Freddy’s.

Another similarity that Phasmophobia and FNAF share is their simple stories (or lack thereof). 

In the FNAF games, you find yourself taking up the role of a night-time security guard who has to keep an eye on the screens as eerie animatronics become active in a spooky pizzeria that seems to be haunted.

The tale is centered around a repeated gameplay pattern spanning multiple nights, yet it doesn’t delve deeply into a complex narrative (however, enthusiasts online have expanded upon FNAF‘s lore extensively). In adapting FNAF for the big screen, Blumhouse retained this fundamental concept while introducing original characters and a more conventional storyline.

In the game called Phasmophobia, players explore diverse haunted sites, aiming to recognize different types of spirits and use various in-game items and tools to accomplish their goal. Unlike many other games, there’s no continuous narrative; instead, the objective is solely to identify the ghost so it can be expelled at a later time.

Fans have expressed disappointment that they don’t get to learn more about the game’s universe, even though it doesn’t affect gameplay.

Through a movie adaptation, Blumhouse could develop this concept further, create links between various storylines, and broaden the universe and characters. The studio must also transform essential gameplay elements, such as Phasmophobia’s voice recognition feature, into the film to satisfy fans.

The appearance of Phasmophobia doesn’t necessarily signal the end of Five Nights at Freddy’s at Blumhouse. If FNAF 2 performs well in December, there’s a good chance that the studio plans to keep the series going for a long time yet.

If Phasmophobia indeed becomes successful, it would give Blumhouse not just one but two significant franchises. This would solidify their reputation as a leading video game adaptation company in the horror genre.

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2025-06-25 22:34

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