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‘Mouthwashing’ Video Game Adaptation in the Works From Scott Derrickson, Karyn Kusama (Exclusive)
Confirmed
In Short: Karyn Kusama, director of 'Jennifer's Body,' will helm the film adaptation.
Developed by Wrong Organ and published by Critical Reflex, 'Mouthwashing' follows five crew members aboard the space freighter Tulpar after a devastating crash.
According to Hannah, who covers horror, sci-fi, and games at Collider, the game is 'bleak, grotesque, and sometimes difficult to sit through.'
The game, which launched today on multiple platforms including PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, has earned critical acclaim.
Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay, who previously worked with Kusama on 'The Invitation,' will adapt the game into a screenplay.
Scott Derrickson, known for his work on 'Sinister' and 'The Black Phone,' will produce alongside C.
The game has sold nearly one million units on PC and won several awards, including best narrative and players’ choice at the Horror Game Awards.
The Hollywood Reporter notes that Sony Pictures is now setting its sights on 'Mouthwashing' after successfully relaunching the Resident Evil franchise with a video game adaptation.
The game's surreal imagery and nonlinear narrative explore themes of responsibility, denial, and the consequences of unchecked power.
Industry insider Daniel Richtman reports that Screen Gems is reportedly attached to produce the project, with the studio previously releasing the film adaptation of 'Until Dawn.'
What this adds
The game's critical acclaim and international following beyond just gamers has made it a prime candidate for adaptation.
What's confirmed
- Developed by Wrong Organ and published by Critical Reflex, the game follows five crew members aboard the space freighter Tulpar after a devastating crash.
- Sony Pictures has acquired the feature film rights to psychological horror game Mouthwashing from developer Wrong Organ and publisher Critical Reflex.
- Ten days ago, we reported that an adaptation of the horror video game Mouthwashing was in the works.
What's still developing
- What starts as a story about a spaceship crew stranded after a crash becomes something far more upsetting as the game reveals how they got there.
- Hannah covers horror, sci-fi, and games at Collider, where she writes news and features, reviews new releases, and interviews the people who make them.
- Mouthwashing is a tough game to recommend without a warning or five.
- The trio worked together on one of Kusama’s most well-regarded horror features, The Invitation.
- Upon release in 2024, the FANGORIA Chainsaw Award-nominated Mouthwashing was a huge hit with critics and fans upon release, and for good reason.
- Post Tags: # horror movie news # Karyn kusama # scott derrickson Amber T is FANGORIA's Head News Writer, resident Brit, and Japanese horror expert.
- Inspired by terrifying sci-fi horrors like Alien, Event Horizon, Sunshine, and The Thing, the low-poly, first person Mouthwashing puts players through the psychological ringer as a crew member of the spaceship Tulpar, stranded in space after a mysterious crash that may or may not have been caused by the now-mutilated captain, Curly.
- It earned critical acclaim when it first launched on PC in 2024, garnering an 88 score on Metacritic and “overwhelmingly positive” user reviews on Steam.
- The game has built an international following beyond just gamers.
- The studio has teamed with Scott Derrickson, the horror filmmaker behind The Black Phone and Sinister movies, to bring a movie version of the critically acclaimed psychological horror game Mouthwashing to the big screen.