It may have only been released in August of last year, but survival horror game Five Nights at Freddy's has racked up quite the fan base, praising it's simplistic design, non traditional storytelling, and ability to wring genuine paranoia and scares from a genre that has seriously gone down hill as of late. It has also given way to countless Let's Play videos, two sequels (again, the first one was only released last Summer), and now, the big screen beckons with Warner Bros. picking up the rights for a feature adaption, with Roy Lee (The Ring, the upcoming Poltergeist remake), Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), and David Katzenberg (the soon to be shooting remake of Stephen King's IT) in line to produce.
The game puts you into the shoes of the night security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, a darker version of Chuck E. Cheese, and the aim is to survive your shift without being attacked by the animatronic animals that come to life after dark with murderous intent. Throughout the three games, newspaper clippings and mini games shed light on the dark history of the restaurant and why the attractions are coming to life. There's is actually quite a lot to Five Night's at Freddy's that could add up to a pretty entertaining horror movie, and handled right, this first movie could lead to a new successful horror franchise.
