Coin Operated, the horror banner founded by It and Annabelle writer-producer Gary Dauberman, has locked in the screen rights to the award-winning video game The Medium, from Bloober Team.

Set in the post-Communist era of Poland in 1999 and taking place mostly in a fictional abandoned hotel resort in Krakow, the game tells the story of a woman named Marianna, imbued with psychic abilities and the ability to travel between the physical and spiritual planes, who is called to unravel a tragic mystery.

Dauberman and Mia Maniscalco, Coin Operated’s president, will produce the adaptation. They are currently looking for a writer and director for the project. “With its compelling story and incredibly cinematic visuals, The Medium is a natural for a feature film adaptation,” said Dauberman in a statement. Dauberman previously worked on adapting horror video game Until Dawn, directed by David F. Sandberg, which Screen Gems released earlier this year.

“When I talked to Piotr [Babieno, Bloober CEO] about it, we immediately connected on our mutual love of horror and his vision for where the genre is headed. I have no doubt anything Bloober develops is going to push horror forward in unique and terrifying ways, and I’m excited to be working alongside them,” continued Dauberman.

Dauberman’s company is also currently developing a modern era reboot of Urban Legend, based on the 1990s Screen Gems slasher of the same name.

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