A LEGENDARY horror film franchise is being turned into a surprising spin-off after Netflix decided to axe the movies.
Paranormal Activity has sold the rights to be developed into a West End stage play as the film series wraps up.
Netflix bosses previously announced their decision to remove the second, third and fourth film from the streaming platform this autumn.
But now it looks like the spooky series will come back to life in theatres.
The American supernatural franchise follows families being haunted and murdered, and is filmed in a found-footage style similar to the Blair Witch Project.
The first seven films have already been released, but Blumhouse Productions CEO Jason Blum called the seventh a "terrible" movie and hinted that the franchise would be coming to an end.
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He told Vanity Fair: "It has been enough already. That last Paranormal Activity movie was terrible.
"With Halloween, we only had the rights to three movies, so we said: Halloween Ends! It ends for Blumhouse, at least. With other things, you just have this feeling it's time to put them to bed.
"It would come back if some director I love, like Scott Derrickson, said: 'I have a great idea for a Paranormal Activity movie'. But it's not something I want to do [at the moment]."
Now Broadway producer Simon Friend has revealed he got the license to turn the horror franchise into a play.
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He is partnering up with Levi Holloway to write the script for the strange spin-off, which is in its early stages.
Netflix is also axing a host of other spooky films this October, including Final Destination, Friday 13th, and Halloween 2.
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