Five Nights at Freddy's. Pięć koszmarnych nocy. Oficjalna książka filmowa

by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi, Seth Cuddeback

Oficjalna książka na podstawie filmowego hitu Pięć koszmarnych nocy, dzięki której doświadczysz niezwykłych emocji jeszcze raz… Tylko mocniej.

Mike niechętnie obejmuje posadę ochroniarza w starej pizzerii Freddy’ego. Na pierwszy rzut oka niewiele się tam dzieje, więc korzystając z wolnych chwil, mężczyzna próbuje za pomocą niekonwencjonalnych metod poznać tożsamość porywacza, który lata temu uprowadził z leśnego kempingu jego brata. Nie spodziewa się, że do nowego miejsca pracy trafił nieprzypadkowo, a wszystko, co wydarzy się za drzwiami pizzerii, przybliży go do odkrycia makabrycznych tajemnic… Ale prawda będzie miała swoją cenę, którą nie każdy byłby gotów zapłacić.

Genres: Horror, Fiction, Video Games, Young Adult, Audiobook, Horror Thriller, Fantasy

416 pages, Paperback

Published February 15, 2024

About the author

Scott Cawthon is an American independent video game developer, animator, and writer, best known for his creation of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise.

Reviews

[Furrydestroyer 420 · Rating 5 out of 5]

SPOILER ALERT!!!1!1!1!1 FREDDY IS THERE!!!!!!!

[Paulina Moirai · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite part is when Mike saw balloon boy and it took a moment to process it wasn't a very small person standing in his office.

[Maika Bouchard · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

As a huge fnaf lover standpoint, this novelization was a treat to read! It brought many new dialogues and was able to fill some tiny plot holes that, I believe, must have been cut from the final version of the movie. I was also glad to see some dimension to Vanessa’s personality. It made me understand her actions and sympathize with her more, throughout the lines.

However, as a reader, I had issues with Waggener’s writing style. The repetitions, especially with character names, were unbearable. Mike’s name appearing 8+ times per pages messed with the fluidity of my reading. Same goes for the lack of commas between enumerations…

Overall, the fact that the tale is told through the eyes of the characters made the story a lot more cohesive. I highly recommend my lore and theory lovers to get their hands on a copy ;)

[Becca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually loved this. The other fnaf books aren’t for me for so so many reasons but since I loved the movie so dearly I was looking forward to the novelization. Honestly? This book added soooo much to the characters and everything! It was great! I wish a few scenes and dialogue made it into the movie but I’m happy my comfort movie has an equally amazing book !

[haley ⊹ · Rating 3 out of 5]

not tagging for spoilers since the movie's been out for a while now, but I am about to drop some spoilers from the movie.

so the novel is actually adapted from the original draft script of the movie apparently, which means that a handful of things are different. I have to say that I'm glad they changed the things they did. regardless, the novel wasn't bad, and I still had fun reading it!

the good:
- more description of mike, abby, vanessa, etc. I love my found family in progress and will take any crumbs I can get!!!
- also jeremiah crumbs. I REALLY hope he returns in the movie universe because there's so much potential for him / him and mike's dynamic
- the descriptions of steve/william were hilarious and added that theatrical touch to his character that was only hinted at in the movie. can't wait until we get more of him
- we were so robbed of more content of abby playing with the animatronics omg the fort scene was even more whimsical originally. so so cute and precious (though I get why they cut it down sadly)
- although I don't love the way that this novel ended/am glad it changed for the movie, vanessa's interaction with her father and her going "I'm sorry, daddy" made me tear up... loved it in the movie too but the apology just really adds a layer of complexity to their dynamic. again, can't wait for more of them in the next movie

the bad:
- the writing style... as usual, the fnaf books are barely overseen by scott and tend to have a weird tone to them? it just does not flow well. luckily, because I have one brain cell and an addiction to this franchise, it didn't bother me too much, but it is tiresome to see this happen over and over again in fnaf books
- the way characters were physically described sometimes gave me the ick. we did not need all of... that... when describing vanessa and max. ugh
- doug being a creep, which was already addressed in the fandom. glad it changed for the movie
- them trying to push for mike and vanessa to be a Thing. PLEASE NO! begging them to NOT do that for the movie franchise. let them be the platonic found family that we seem to be getting!!! fingers crossed that this was another thing that was left in the drafts and won't actually happen in the movies.

long review... sorry for the hyperfixation but I'm having a great time over here

[Chelsea · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this actually improved upon the holes in the movie, it always highlighted the awkward pacing and leaps and bounds it made to get to the end. With so much mystery and lore drops in the game, the movie having unique things about it was actually annoying. The fort scene was not made better. The "magic drawing" didn't get any additional explanation here.

But it was well written and I enjoyed revisiting the world.

[Alan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love nitpicking this book and finding details I want to be canon and disregarding those that don’t make any sense in regards to the movie :p

[shelby ☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book! I like that it was told in multiple points of view, so we got more information about the characters. Though there were a few mistakes, the majority of the grammar and character descriptions were accurate and well-written. I thought that this was a great addition to the movie!!

[Emon Hossain · Rating 4 out of 5]

More enjoyable than the movie, with a lot of interesting new moments and details... but it comes at the cost of filler, some weird writing, a less-than-satisfactory villain reveal and... a Mike & Vanessa romance plot.

Also, I find it hilarious how MatPat's character is described as an "auburn-haired teen". Retirement in your high school years is wild.

[(the.darkandmoody.reader) · Rating 2 out of 5]

2/5 - For a YA book with an rec of 12 and up, this was not up to par, writing, storytelling, grammar, typos - the list goes on and on.

I’m a grown ass woman that truly enjoys the FNAF lore or what it was… I’ve seen the movie which was mediocre but also nostalgic. That’s not say I had some major issues with that piece of media; but, I digress.

I thought this book would have more information to the story and more graphic kills. Instead, no. It’s basically the movie complete with that terrible fort scene.

This book should’ve been written in first person because the redundancy of characters names used were HORRENDOUS. If I never see the name Mike again I will live a happy life. Seriously his name is on basically EVERY PAGE at least 20 times — again EVERY PAGE.

I wish FNAF was handled differently. It should’ve stayed true horror that was initially marketed to adults. But money. Kids are easier to influence and make the franchise money. It’s sad that the lore and characters have been sacrificed for dollar bills.

[Renee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love everything about the FNAF franchise so I really enjoyed this. Especially after watching the movie and then immediately reading the book - I could picture the scenes as it went along. Still enjoyable if not a fan, more of a fun read

[Bert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly detailed and fleshed out for a movie novelisation. There’s a fully formed story here and it’s written really well by the author. I’m impressed I was just expecting this to be a quick and easy throwaway read but it turned out to be a lot better.

[Nvee books · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s just like the movie. That being said, I love both the movie and book!

[S. Policar · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll start by saying if it wasn't for my seventeen year old having an obsession with Scott Cawthon's horror video game franchise for the last decade, I wouldn't have known what FNaF even is, or know the lore behind the games better than most adults lol. That being said, this is one of those instances where I saw the movie (on release weekend last year) before this novelization released that December (it was preordered well before it's release naturally).
Even though this is a novelization of the movie, I liked it more than the movie. With the book there's the addition of the how Mike, Abby, Vanessa, and even the animatronics feel and think that's lacking from the movie so you feel more connected with the characters and the things going on.
I give this book 5 of 5 Paws and hope the remaining movies set to release will have novelizations as well.

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's okay, I'm not a big fan of the movie's story but I found the novel was able to work with it well. Although the author's creativity was limited by having to stick to the story. I think some of the moments worked better in this than in the movie. Overall it's only okay.

[Jordan Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Characters: 4⭐️
Setting: 4⭐️
Plot: 4⭐️
Themes: 4⭐️
Emotional Impact: 3⭐️
Personal Enjoyment: 5⭐️
Total Average: 4⭐️

[Shainlock]

Didn’t finish… library hold … waiting again or will buy book

[Domonique Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it, Love the game, Love the movie, Love the book, the book just adds more vibe, more action, more feeling to the movie and its the best thing i've ever read

[Cole Beyer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't add much to the story presented in the film. The author expanded on unimportant things and seldom the elements people actually care about. Weird fixation on smells and specific words like 'stratocumulus' which are very jarring. It even removes/alters some great moments, like when Afton reacts to seeing Mike's full name - totally gone.

[Sumak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pomimo że książka pojawiła się po filmie to jest odczuwalne jakby było na odwrót. Dobrze opisana fabuła z filmu, wydaje mi się że lepiej wyjaśniała i zaznaczała uczucia bohaterów. Miło było wrócić myślami do filmu przez czytanie tej książki. Fabularnie odbiega trochę od gier ale mi się szczerze podobało.

[An0nek · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5 Obejrzałem film a mimo to miałem mase frajdy przy tej książce. Zwraca ona uwagę na wiele istotnych szczegółów które nie tak łatwo wyłapać w filmie oraz sprawia że łatwiej mi zrozumieć zachowania bohaterów i ich relacje.

[mia · Rating 5 out of 5]

im insanely obsessed with mike schmidt ever since i watched the movie so i read it for him

[Emma (littledollreads) · Rating 5 out of 5]

TLDR: If you want to theorize about the movie I would recommend giving this one a read for further evidence and it is overall a very entertaining movie mobilization.

Welcome back to Emma’s coverage of FNAF books in an attempt to scrape them for the minuscule bits of lore they might contain. Previously we have covered the Cookbook and the Character Encyclopedia both of which had varying amounts of lore. On today's episode, we have the movie novelizations.

“ Now wait ”, I hear you say, “Wouldn’t any lore in this book be the same ass what was presented in the movie?” And while for the most part that is generally true, I must turn you attention to the fact that this is a book, not a movie. With that, this piece is able to more fully articulate character thoughts and intentions that are otherwise left up to just actor portrayal. We get a deeper look into the minds of several characters that we just don’t get in the movie. With that we are also given several new bits of dialogue and whole new scenes that probably had to be cut from the film due to time constraints. We are also given more actuarial descriptions of character actions with notes about the intentions of their portrayal. For example, this book covers up the plot hole of why Aunt Jane was trying to take custody of Abby, Abby has a trust fund from her Grandfather (Jane's Dad) that Aunt Jane wants access to.

Most notably this book makes Vanessa's character feel more cohesive. She is kind of hard to get a read on in the film, but the extra look into her actions through Mike's eyes makes her make so much more sense. Like I get her character so much more now, and I really do better understand her actions. And AND, this is where my theorist hat goes on for a moment, there are several lines in here that add further evidence to the theory that Vanessa is a robot. It is in there, it is definitely possible, anyone in this franchise could be a robot and Vanessa is looking ever more so like one by the day.

We also got some interesting further character development on Mike that I don’t think was in the movie as much as it is referenced in here. There are several references and instances where Mike talks about how much he likes to build things. He talks about how this has always been a passion and how he has kind of a technical mind for construction. Interesting huh?

Now just a few other small things I found interesting. In the Steve Raglin office scenes near the start, we learn that Afton has a distinct small to him. Kind of what I assume is the smell of the old pizzeria and his old costume. Interesting implications sort of but definitely a fun detail that you can’t really convey in a movie without characters verbally saying, “Dude you smell weird” or making a really strange face.

I also liked how they kept the Ness sense intact, lines and all. For those of you out of the know, that is MatPats cameo and Scott specifically said that his character had to be named Ness in reference to the infamous Sans is Ness theory.

Overall I would say that this is a really great movie novilization. It adds elements to the narrative that a movie just can’t include and pick up on some slack that didn’t quite makes it past the editing room floor. For those making theories about the movie I would highly suggest giving this a read because of the nuance it adds to the characters and clarity of intention it places on certain scenes, actions, and acting choices.

[Christi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am currently in the middle of listening to the Five Night’s at Freddy’s series on audiobook and since I am on a waitlist for the second book, and despite the fact that I’ve seen the movie, I decided to give The Official Movie Novel a shot.

My love for FNAF started out with me wanting to find something to bond with my boys on. Neither of them are bookworms like myself, but when my youngest came home with The Silver Eyes and was excited to read it I knew I needed to see what this franchise was all about, and what has intrigued me from the get-go was the FNAF lore. Being a child of the 80’s I grew up going to Showbiz Pizza and one thing I remember being forced to do was watch the animatronic show. I remember peering up at the creepy gyrating creatures and wondering if there were people inside that were making them move or if they were possessed. I never told anyone my fears because I wanted to appear brave but I’d be lying if I said I haven’t had multiple nightmares about those creatures in my lifetime, which is why FNAF pierces something so deep within me.

I saw the movie opening day and it was great. Sure there are some cheesy parts, but overall it was well made, the acting is good, and the animatronics look amazing. There are a few jump scares, which are great, but when you’re reading the novel they get lost in the narrative, which is disappointing. Granted, you can’t necessarily put jump scares in word form, but I do wish the audiobook version could’ve had something included that would’ve made these scenes creepier.

Though I have seen the movie, I still enjoyed listening to the audiobook. I felt like I was watching the movie in my minds eyes but at a much slower pace, which was actually pretty cool. It follows the movie verbatim so if it’s important to see the movie with no spoilers then I would highly suggest seeing the movie before reading the book. The creators did a great job on the movie, and this concept as a whole, and I cannot wait for the movie’s sequel, which is rumored to be in production as of the writing of this review.

[Charlie ♉ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

I have a bias towards this book because I grew up with Five Night's at Freddy's. It's one of my favourite game series and I know that I'm probably holding this book higher than what it probably is, but my god I love this film and book.

The book improves on aspects that the film didn't do as well, including what I know were deleted scenes from the film - justice for Bonsey even though I know the scene didn't add much to the film!!

They finally got rid of William Afton saying "I always come back", which I love that it's his catchphrase but it made no sense in the continuity of what was happening as it was the first time he had died. Afton is also a god damn menace and him being silent when he's beating Mike was perfect.

I love Max, she has way more personality in the book (and that's not because of her actor, I love Kat Conner Sterling, I just think it was down to her scenes being cut down) and her death is so much more heartbreaking knowing she was alive for a few moments after the bite.

Speaking of the bite, the whole break in sequence just felt so much more horrifying and gory. I wish Blumhouse could've giving it a higher age rating to actually include more gore in the film but I'm glad they upped it in the book.

A brilliant addition and whilst I'm not always a huge fan of novelisations of films, this improves on the film and helps people to understand the plot more.

One tiny gripe I had was how they introduced Afton as Afton himself, not Raglan. Maybe I had missed Vanessa explaining his name but it felt like we should've been in Afton's perspectice for that small sequence. It had felt Mike suddenly remembered who Afton was and put the name Afton to Raglan's face but it's minor for me.

[Maria Fabrizio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Content warnings: child abduction/murder, gore, toxic family dynamics

This is the Snyder Cut of the FNAF movie.

I'll get my nitpicks out of the way first; there are various grammatical errors throughout the book (sentences missing words, incorrect pronoun usage, etc), there's an overuse of characters names which took me out of it a little bit, and the book is written in the most “how do you do fellow kids” way possible (switching between ‘heck’ and ‘hell’ to keep the rating lower, no one in their twenties or younger is unironically calling someone a ‘fuddy duddy')

I think this book did an amazing job of refining and expanding on the movie. It's hard to explain exactly what characters are thinking on screen and I enjoyed getting to understand the story and motives better, albeit they did Doug dirty with the diner scene. (Also wasn't really a fan of the romance subplot but that's just a me thing) I enjoyed how the writing style changed with each character we followed, it really helped with immersion, though the child-like talk while following Abby was a little cringe.

The fact that no one in this entire town knows what Freddy's is bugged me the entire time, also the animatronics going from 0-100 on night 5 still doesn't really make sense to me and I wish they tweaked those areas more. Also, they got rid of the most infamous line, but I understand that it was really only thrown into the movie as fan service.

Overall a good read, not academic by any means, but scratched the FNAF itch in my brain just right.

[Anna Sochacka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Czy też macie w domu fanów przerażających zabawek FNAF? Na własnej skórze postanowiłam przekonać się, co takiego mają w sobie te potworzaki, że zawojowały miliony dziecięcych serc, a jedno z nich należy do mojej córki 🙃.

"Five Nights at Freddy's. Pięć koszmarnych nocy" to oficjalna książka na podstawie filmowego hitu. Scott Cawthon, twórca gry i świata FNAF, przedstawia przerażającą historię tajemniczego zaginięcia brata Mike'a, który objął właśnie posadę ochroniarza w starej Pizzerii Freddy'ego, a nie trafił tu przez przypadek 😏.

Za tymi postaciami kryją się dramatyczne i straszne historie, a nie od dziś wiadomo, że uwielbiamy się bać. Jest więc bardzo mrocznie, momentami okrutnie, ale też przygnębiająco, zwłaszcza gdy złe rzeczy spotykają ludzi, którzy na to nie zasługują. Jako osobie dorosłej ciężko ocenić mi tę pozycję, bo nie należę do docelowej grupy wiekowej. Oczywiście zdaję sobie sprawę, że czyta się dla frajdy, która płynie z lektury, a o wystawienie noty poprosiłam moją córkę, która kocha wszystkie opowieści spod bandery FNAF i pochłania je z wypiekami na twarzy. Tej dała radę w dwa dni! W jej ocenie to 10/10 i tego się trzymajmy 😉.

W imieniu młodej dziękuję Wydawnictwu Feeria Young za egzemplarz.

[Charlotte Dickert · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel an obligation to preface this by saying, yes, I am a FNaF fan. Yes, this book was written specifically for people like me. Did I enjoy reading this book? Absolutely!

I thought it was a clever and nice addition to the movie and the additional details and perspectives were a very welcome addition. I liked the increased dynamic between Mike and Vanessa (even if it did hammer the romantic connection between the two to the umpteenth degree) and the initial Raglan scenes were fun.

My biggest critique would be the writing. Andrea Wagner is by no means a bad writer, but there were a few things that I noticed in this outing that really stuck out to me. First of all, the constant disuse of pronouns irked me to no end. The amount of times in which I read a paragraph that said Mike's name seven times was insane. This may stem from the more infantile writing style that was taken (which was also a bit annoying), but it wasn't that big a deal and it seemed to wane as the book progressed.

Overall, it was a perfectly serviceable novelization! 6/10 :]

[Alexander Draganov · Rating 5 out of 5]

По принцип съм с противоречиви впечатления от повестите на Андреа Уогънър – някои ми харесват много, други никак – затова бях изумен от това колко добре се е справила с тази книга. Историята на Скот Коутън е без грешка, но Андреа е придала много повече плътност на героите, като разкрива техния вътрешен мир, съмненията, страховете и копнежите им. Уловено е нещо, което във филма не се усети толкова силно, а именно двойнствената природа на Фреди, Бони, Чика и Фокси, от една страна изгубената им детска невинност, но от друга това, че днес те са страховити чудовища и заплахата винаги се усеща от тях, дори притъпена, когато вършат забавни номера. Убедително е представен и Уилям Афтън, злокобно присъствие, изплувало в края на романа. Предупреждението от духа на Гарет ме накара да настръхна.
Цялото ми ревю може да прочетете в Цитаделата:
https://citadelata.com/five-nights-at...

[Mango Seeds · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am a FNAF fan but the authors made this very uncomfortable to read. There was a lot of cringe and unnecessary sexual undertones in regards to children that is wrong. The reader gets very distracted from the actual story. Nobody wants sexual images regarding children. Why the authors and editors thought this type of writing is okay is beyond me. No need to use the word "finger ing" so many times. We have the entire dictionary at our disposal. If that is too difficult then go on wordhippo.com to learn new words.

I am a fan of FNAF but the writers of this book and the editor and the publishing house are all wrong for giving fans of this game such gross imagery. I won't read another book by these writers again. This is not okay.

Books need to undergo actual reviews that is safe for public consumption. I am disappointed with this and I don't recommend it. I'm suspicious of the writer's intent as others should be. Books written this way should be rejected.