The Elevator Game is being adapted into its own horror movie

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

Deadline reports that American Horror Story DP Michael Goi is set to direct an adaptation of The Elevator Game, which is a cult online ‘game’ – often found on reddit and YouTube – that first emerged in Korea, but has gained traction in other countries where some have speculated a connection with mysterious disappearances and deaths, including that of student Elisa Lam at LA’s Cecil Hotel in 2013..

Here is the official synopsis:

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The supernatural horror, based on the eponymous online phenomenon, will follow Dale, a socially awkward teenager who discovers that the night his sister disappeared she had just played The Elevator Game. The ritual is conducted in an elevator, in which players attempt to travel to another dimension using a set of rules that can be found online. Ignoring the many online warnings, Dale resolves to follow and find her. But he discovers that the warnings are there for a reason and ‘The Woman On The 5th Floor’ is not what she seems

And here's what Goi said about the project:

What Psycho did for showers, The Elevator Game will do for lifts. I want the audience to be taking the stairs after they see this film.

Meanwhile, no official start or release date as of yet, but we'll keep you updated!

So what do you guys think? And what other online memes would you like to see made into movies? Either way, sound off below!

Source: Deadline

Tags: Adaptation, American Horror Story, Elevator Game, Horror, meme, Online, Supernatural, teens, Thriller

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