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Having successfully transformed Five Nights at Freddy’s from a gaming phenomenon into a movie franchise, Blumhouse is looking to repeat the trick with another fan-favorite horror game property, announcing plans to bring Phasmophobia to the big screen.

No details were released about the potential movie — which means not only no release date, but no writers, directors, or even producers identified — but the Phasmophobia movie will be produced by Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster, in association with Kinetic Games Limited, the publisher of the game itself.

For those unfamiliar with Phasmophobia, it’s a multiplayer paranormal investigation game in which a group of gamers — players can work solo, or in teams of up to four — visit locations that are suspected to be haunted, and have to identify and hunt the ghost before it manages to either drain them of their sanity or outright kill them. In the game, there are 24 specific varieties of ghost available, as well as particular tools available to the players to collect evidence of the hauntings.

The game launched in late 2020, and quickly caught on with players — within weeks, it was both a best-seller and one of the most-viewed games on Twitch, outperforming Among Us and Fortnite for a period; per Blumhouse’s official announcement of the movie, the game has passed 23 million global sales as of writing.

Keep your eyes on Popverse for more news on Phasmophobia’s cinematic debut as it becomes available. Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is in theaters December 5.

In the immortal words of Danny Elfman, "Life's no fun without a good scare." We couldn't agree more, which is why we've cobbled together a couple pieces to send a chill up your spine. Join Popverse as we explore:

• The best horror movies of all time, according to horror aficionado Greg Silber
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• All the new and upcoming horror movies for 2025 and beyond

And much gore. Er, more. Much more.