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A ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Movie Could Never Compare to the Games

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“Five Nights at Freddy’s” is a huge hit, but is it half as scary as the video game that inspired it? Not even close.

A. A. Dowd
A. A. Dowd 

Freelance Writer

A photo illustration of Five Nights at Freddy’s video game on a television set.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Lev/Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/ScottGames
A. A. Dowd

A. A. Dowd

Freelance Writer

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