Five Nights At Freddy's: Into The Pit Giving Retro Chills and Robot Bunny Kills

By Melissa Bostaph (twitch.tv/mother_chaos)

Allow me to begin this review by admitting to you that I am not a Five Nights At Freddy's (lovingly referred to as FNAF) fangirl. Truth be told, I know as much about the franchise as most casual gamers who don't play the games do, and I learned about it by watching Markiplier playthroughs or listening to my kids babble on about it. My personal, hands-on experience with any of the games has been limited to playing the very first installment of  FNAF for research to surprise my FNAF-obsessed son with a special birthday cake. The game was fun for sure, but definitely too high-stress and claustrophobic for my liking. My preference has always been the wide-open worlds of games like Fallout 4 and Red Dead Redemption, or the gameplay of Tomb Raider or Bloodborne. Being trapped in a single room fighting off the unseen terrors of the outside world, only to be slapped in the face, time and again, with failure, is what I do on a daily basis as an illustrator and parent. I play games to escape that reality, so the FNAF franchise has just never really interested me.

Five Nights at Freddy's Arrives 11/28 on Digital and 12/12 on Blu-ray

Shattering all-time records at the box-office, Blumhouse’s FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S, the haunting new horror film based on the video game series created by Scott Cawthon, will be available with never-before-seen bonus content on Digital November 28, 2023, and 4K UHD, Blu-rayTM and DVD on December 12, 2023, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S killed its theatrical debut breaking various box office records for the genre and Blumhouse. The all-new bonus content gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic animatronics and recreating the immersive world of the game. After accepting a security guard job from Steve (Matthew Lillard; Scream, Scooby Doo), Mike (Josh Hutcherson; The Hunger Games Franchise), discovers an abandoned restaurant may actually be haunted by murderous animatronics.

Survive the Five Nights at Freddy’s Trailer #2!

Can you survive five nights?

The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone and The Invisible Man— brings Five Nights at Freddy’s to the big screen.           

The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through.

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S Trailer #2

Can you survive five nights?

The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone and The Invisible Man— brings Five Nights at Freddy’s to the big screen.           

The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through.

Blumhouse's Five Nights at Freddy's Teaser Trailer

 Can you survive five nights?

The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone and The Invisible Man— brings Five Nights at Freddy’s to the big screen.            

The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through.

FUNKO Debuts “Five Nights At Freddy’s” Snaps

Funko, Inc. ("Funko,” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FNKO) a leading pop culture lifestyle brand, today announced its latest product line, “Five Nights at Freddy’s” Snaps!. Funko’s new Snaps! line features vinyl figures with dozens of different pieces that snap into place, including a head, two interchangeable faces, a torso, legs, and a unique accessory. Five Nights at Freddy’s Snaps! will be available at mass retail locations nationwide beginning early September and on Funko.com.

Toy Fair 2022: Phat Mojo Spends Five Nights at Freddy's

I have always believed that it is a sign of an advanced civilization when we allow our children to be super spooky. It happened in the 60's when monster movies were all the rage and model kits, mego dolls and rubber jiggling creeps were in every store window. The 80's and 90's were pretty decent for horror films but censors ruined everything and the toy aisles reflected that. Still, we got some super questionable Freddy Krueger merch, Inhumanoids and other fantastic fiends. Plants vs Zombies reminded big business that kids love to be freaked out by the undead, paving the way for a little game that grew into a massive licensing juggernaut; FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S!! Though I'm still waiting for McFarlane to make super detailed, fully realized monster versions of those lovable killer animatronics, we've still got Phat Mojo keeping the dream alive.

Eye Candy: McFarlane Building Five Nights at Freddy's: The Office

The phenomenon of Five Nights at Freddy's is a very modern thing, much like Adventure Time's rise to popularity among younger viewers. When we first talked to the Adventure Time crew, we asked who their weird little show was meant for. Unanimously, they said US. Older folks..25-40, who are bizarre and love to laugh at odball characters being completely random. Surprisingly, the super intelligent while still profoundly silly, often very thoughtful show struck a chord with kids and so, the content needed to be chilled out a bit and rendered "safe" for little minds. That...seeeeems to be what's happening to Five Nights at Freddy's?? I can't speak to the future of the license, but I can say that creepy children pulling at the purse strings of their parents has created a MIGHTY NEED for merchandise, making it's way to you...right...meow.

Toy Fair 2016: McFarlane Expands Building Lines with Five Nights at Freddy's

Seems everyone wants a piece of Five Nights at Freddy's these days! At Target the other day, I spotted blind packaged mini figures and mini plush keychains. Funko has a whoooole line of items dropping in the near future including action figures, plush, pencil toppers, mystery minis and more. Now McFarlane takes a slice of the spooky pie, adding Five Nights to their building set line, which currently boasts Game of Thrones and Walking Dead collections!

Funko's Five Nights at Freddy's Action Figures, Plush & More

The characters from the frighteningly popular horror game Five Nights at Freddy’s are sneaking into Funko! 

During the day Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza is a place of joy, where kids and parents alike enjoy the entertainment from the main attraction – the animatronic Freddy Fazbear and friends! But, at night, things start to change and those characters start to go missing!

Your character plays a night-time security guard who must stay safe while maneuvering between rooms! Evading the terrifying Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Spring Trap, and Foxy is a must! Funko is proud to announce Five Nights at Freddy’s 5-inch action figures with build-a-figure accessories, 2-inch action figure sets, pen toppers, Mystery Minis, 6-inc plush, 2.5-inch keychains, and 16-inch plush figures!