You know the kind.

Theres a universality to Tammis recollections about such places too.

Nightmares can be like that.

Entrance to Five Nights at Freddy’s Pizza in movie

I became really familiar with the games as I heard about the project, Tammi says.

… [And the fan community] is so vast.

[Cawthon] was a huge asset, Tammi explains.

It was really a comfort to know he had eyes on the project throughout.

Nonetheless, it was important Tammi bring her own singular expertise to the material.

And for some mysterious reason, this old abandoned ghost trap was never torn down.

Their level of talent, craftsmanship, and detail is unparalleled, says Tammi.

However, Tammi reveals they relied on more than just animatronics to bring Freddy to life.

In fact, the Jim Hensons team created complex puppeteering rigs and even suits that humans could wear.

Says Tammi, We had puppeteers off-screen doing all different elements of the face, and the arms.

She thinks Freddyseven in this derelict haunted house-esque stateis like the best place in the world.

Tammi is aware of the conventional assumptions made about game-to-screen transfers, as well as how thats shifting.

Still, she had to put it all to the side while makingFNaF.

And I knew this movie was very specific.

So I think we went in with a very specific intention.

Five Nights at Freddyspremieres both in theaters and on the streaming service Peacock on Friday, Oct. 27.