Time for the little guy to shine
Calling all fans of jump scares, here's some news that will make you scream with something other than flash-bang terror: indie horror and recreated childhood nightmare Five Night's at Freddy's has been picked up by Warner Brothers and will soon be getting its own feature film. How a game about hiding in a tiny room waiting to be attacked by animal-tronic terrors will work as a movie is yet to be seen, but if anyone can do it, it's the fine folks in Hollywood.
Never Alone, directed by Kevin Costner
While Costner may be better known for his acting roles, such as Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Crash Davis in Bull Durham, he has also directed movies - including the seven Academy Award-winning Dances with Wolves. That had a wolf in it, which dies. Never Alone has a fox in it that well, you'll have to see what happens to the fox.
Westerado: Double Barreled, directed by Quentin Tarantino
It doesn't matter if he's working on a World War 2 epic or a kung fu action flick, Quentin Tarantino's love of Spaghetti Westerns like A Fistful of Dollars remains a constant through all of his work. It's why Tarantino would be a perfect fit to direct a silver screen adaptation of Westerado. It's a game about Western films as much as it's a story set in the Wild West, which makes it just meta enough for Tarantino's taste.
Device 6, directed by David Fincher
A mobile puzzle game is perhaps not the obvious choice for a full-length motion picture, but Simogo's Device 6 strikes a perfect balance between the commonplace and the unknown, presenting a smart, smiling kind of dread. As for who should bring the world of Device 6 to life, when it comes to mysteries that intertwine with unsettling characters, it's hard to beat the touch of the man who brought us Se7en, The Game and Gone Girl.
To The Moon, directed by Richard Linklater
For those who didn't play it (or those too tough and emotionally closed-off to admit to playing it), To The Moon is a bittersweet tale of mixed-memories, enduring love, and regret. It's a genuine tear-jerker, with an upbeat ending that leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. What? I'm in touch with my emotional side.
The Binding Of Isaac: Rebirth, directed by David Cronenberg
Who better to steer the journey of a young boy into the depths of his imagination, basement, and own mothers womb than the director responsible for Scanners and The Fly. Isaacs feces filled and schizophrenic quest for self discovery can only be brought to life by the twisted eye of David Cronenberg, the man who specialized in the bending of reality in Videodrome - even if you do just remember the intestines spilling out of the television.
Child of Light, directed by Tomm Moore
In case Tomm Moores name isnt familiar to you, perhaps youve heard of the Oscar nominated films The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea? Moore helmed both, melding Irish folklore and 2D animation in a field dominated by massive CGI productions. Hed likely find a kinship with the creators of Child of Light, a fairytale of an RPG that Moore would be perfect for translating to film.
Limbo, directed by Tim Burton
Tim Burton specializes in stories that are at simultaneously unnerving and full of heart. Even when you watch a rag doll character sew her own arm back on, you pay as much attention to her adventurous spirit as you do her uncanny burlap exterior. With a catalog full of bleached skeletons with big dreams and scissor-handed men who just want to be loved, the story of a little boy who goes through gruesome, gothic torment in his search for a special someone is right up Tim Burton's dark and creepy alley.
