Phasmophobia has been spooking ghost hunters since its initial release in an early access state back in 2020, and it's now bringing the haunts to Hollywood with a feature film. On June 3, it was announced that the Phasmophobia team is partnering with Blumhouse to develop a movie.
The film is already in development, but a timeline as to when we might expect to see it released hasn't been shared. It's likely at least a year or more out since it's in the very early stages of production, but we do already know a bit about it.
Blumhouse is the driving force behind this adaptation, and it's the company behind many massive horror films, including Get Out, The Conjuring, M3GAN, Happy Death Day, Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Halloween. More recently, it's also the studio that brought the Five Nights at Freddy's game to the silver screen and is actively working to develop Five Nights at Freddy's 2.
Blumhouse is certainly familiar with adapting video games and is the powerhouse production company behind many of the most iconic and well-known horror movies, so it seems as though the Phasmophobia adaptation has landed in the right place.
Daniel Knight, the Director of Kinetic Games and Lead Developer of Phasmophobia, said this announcement is the "start of something really exciting" and that the team "never could've imagined the incredible heights this game would reach when it launched five years ago."
This reveal didn't come with any details on what the movie will entail, so it's unclear how exactly this adaptation will play out. Phasmophobia doesn't have a whole lot of lore, nor does it have a comprehensive storyline, so there's plenty of room for the movie to get creative with it. It'll be interesting to see what kind of approach Blumhouse takes with it.
"Working with Blumhouse and Atomic Monster marks an incredible new chapter for the game, and we can't wait to share more as the project develops," the lead developer also said.
Since its launch back in 2020, Phasmophobia has amassed over 23 million global sales despite still technically being in an early access state. It's consistently received massive updates and overhauls as the devs work on moving it toward official release, which is currently slated to happen sometime in 2026.
This news comes shortly after the Chronicle update announcement and the Horror 2.0 update moving into development, so it's been a pretty busy time for the ghost-hunting game recently, and there seems to be plenty to look forward to. Although we don't have much information about what this movie adaptation will entail, we'll certainly learn more as the development process continues.
If you want to learn a bit more about this news, you can check out the official press release.
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