Blumhouse, best known for mid-budget horror titles like Paranormal Activity and The Purge, is expanding into games, with plans to worꦇk alongside developers on "indie" budgets. These will be anywhere up to $10 million, similar to its approach to film.
As reported by , this new division is called Blumhouse Games and will span across mobile, console, and PC. Think of it like 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a horror Annapurna Interactive.
"There's a unique opportunity for horror and genre in the indie game space, and I'm thrilled about teaming up with Blumhouse to meaningfully leverage the company's brand, reputation, and creative talent," Blumhouse Games president Zach Wood said.
Blumhouse was founded by its namesake Jason Blum and has, since its inception, released hit after hit in the horror genre. There are 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:slashers like M3GAN and Halloween Ends, remakes of classics such as The Invisible Man, and it even worked with Jordan Peele for his directorial debut Get Out. And right now, it's planning to merge with another well-known horror director's studio, James Wan's Atomic Monster Productions.
It's unlikely that Blumhouse Games will adapt its films, letting us play as a killer robot or hunt down babysitters, given that it stated these games will be "original" and "horror-themed". As such, this won't be Blumhouse expanding on its existing slate of movies, but rather a step into gaming as a publisher like any other, only with a more focused approach, dedicating itself to horror.
Zach Wood is also no newcomer to the games industry, boasting 25 years of experience. He was a producer at PlayStation Santa Monica, Arkane, and Bethesda. Right now, he's working on 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the upcoming Redfall, an open-world vampire✃ shooter from the developer behind🍸 Dishonored and Deathloop.
Aside from stepping into making games itself, Blumhouse is also currently filming a video game adaptation - Five Nights at Freddy's. It stars Scream's Matthew Lillard, Tragedy Girls' Josh Hutcherson, and Skin's Mary Stuart Masterson, and is 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:working with Jim Henson's Creature Shop to bring the nightmarish animatronics to life. Combined with the reveal of its new gaming division, it looks as though Blumhouse is embracing a whole other avenue to unpack horr🐟or.