Five Nights At Freddy's Movie References Canceled FNAF Game
Earlier this year, an officially endorsed Five Nights at Freddy's fan game called FNAF Plus was cancelled following controversy with its creator Phil Morg (who goes by Phisnom on Twitter and YouTube). However, the game lives on with an easter egg in the movie, as the office rules poster is lifted 1:1 from the never-released game.
This was spotted by GBAura-Recharged who shared their finding to the FNAF subreddit, where many were confused as to why the movie would reference a controversial cancelled game.
The answer is pretty simple - set design was done before the game got the axe since it was only cancelled in August, just over two months before the film was released.
FNAF Plus was cancelled after Phisnom hosted a live stream where he played Security Breach's new DLC, Ruins. His audience didn't like his reaction, which can be summed up by his follow-up tweet, "Well, that was boring". So, an underage fan quote retweeted, "Can we teet this after FNAF Plus comes out? It's only fair".
Immediately after, this fan was bombarded with death threats and gory images. Phisnom saw the reaction, made sarcastic jokes, wrote an apology that ended in a Rick Roll, and blocked them, which is what ultimately got him pulled from the game. Without its creator, it was unclear how it would continue, but it was quickly removed from Steam and cancelled.
FNAF Plus would've been a remake of the original game, taking us back to basics as a security guard working the night shift at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Given that the film is loosely based on that original title, it makes sense that it'd lift designs from both Plus and the first game to build its world.
It's not the only fan-made content that Blumhouse used. There's a brief, easy-to-miss shot of
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