8 Films & TV Shows Based On Internet Horror Stories

8. The Midnight Man

The Midnight Game has cropped up in many forms over the years, spawning from a post that details how to conjure an evil spirit to play hide and seek with. As fun as running from a soul-reaving demon intent on making you live your worst nightmares sounds, it's actually a pretty bad idea.

Cited as deriving from 'an old pagan ritual', The Midnight Game has a particular set of instructions, such as lighting candles at certain times and not letting them blow out, and creating a circle of salt for protection if that does happen. With two films from 2013 and 2016 respectively trying to capture the original set of rules posted on forum sites some years back, each delivers their own version of events for a group of friends that invite the Midnight Man into their home. Hint: it doesn't end well.

Whilst neither movie is particularly special in its production, the personalised tales of careless teens messing with forces beyond our understanding truly captures the essence of the story - as there's no real reason to play the game other than to tempt fate. With the most recent version featuring Insidious' own Lin Shaye and a version of the Midnight Man wearing a particularly fetching rabbit head, it's a bizzare feature that faithfully toys with the urban legend.