Blumhouse and Atomic Monster at NYCC 2026: MatPat deal and The Exorcist: Martyrs trailer

During the panel, it was announced that MatPat has struck a deal with Blumhouse for films based on indie horror games, with Amanda the Adventurer: The Movie as the first project.

Mike Flanagan and Chiwetel Ejiofor took the stage to show the trailer for The Exorcist: Martyrs; Flanagan said he wanted it to be his scariest project ever.

What happened

IGN reported that Blumhouse and Atomic Monster held a 90-minute Blumfest panel on Friday night during New York Comic Con 2026. The panel focused on several upcoming horror projects and was used to unveil new titles and collaborations. According to the report, it was one of the convention’s key horror presentations of the evening, with several film industry names appearing on stage.

The night began with the announcement that MatPat has struck a deal with Blumhouse to produce films based on indie horror games. Based on the information shared during the panel, Amanda the Adventurer: The Movie is the first project under that agreement. The deal was presented not as a one-off collaboration, but as a multi-project arrangement with a clear first title.

Later on stage, director Mike Flanagan and actor Chiwetel Ejiofor appeared to show the trailer for The Exorcist: Martyrs. Flanagan said he intended to make it his scariest project ever and believes he succeeded. The trailer reveal made it clear that Blumhouse and Atomic Monster used the panel to showcase both new partnerships and actual film footage.

The provided information also notes that the panel included more projects than just these two titles, but the full list and further details have not been confirmed in the material supplied here. In broader context, the BlumFest panel was described as a busy Friday-night highlight at NYCC 2026, with multiple well-known names taking part in the presentation.

Background

Blumhouse and Atomic Monster often collaborate on horror projects, and the NYCC panel was used to highlight several upcoming titles. In the supplied sources, the MatPat deal is described as an agreement for adaptations of indie horror games, though the exact terms were not shared. The available information does explicitly say it is a multi-project deal and that Amanda the Adventurer: The Movie is the first project.

Amanda the Adventurer: The Movie lines up with earlier reporting about a Blumhouse film in early development. For The Exorcist: Martyrs, no release date or plot details were included in the supplied information. What is clear is that the trailer was shown on stage by Mike Flanagan and Chiwetel Ejiofor, indicating the film was far enough along to be presented publicly.

The broader BlumFest 2026 context suggests the panel was part of a larger horror showcase at New York Comic Con, with several familiar names from the genre taking part. Other Blumhouse and Atomic Monster titles were also mentioned in that setting, but only the MatPat deal and The Exorcist: Martyrs are concretely confirmed in the material provided here. That means it remains unclear which other projects were discussed in the same session and how far along they are in production.

MatPat’s involvement is also only outlined at a high level in the available information. It is confirmed that he has a deal with Blumhouse for indie horror game adaptations, but not how many projects are covered, who the other producers are, or what the rights structure looks like. The source also gives no financial details, production schedule, or release dates for the announced film.

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• Blumhouse signs multi-project deal with MatPat; Amanda the Adventurer film first project
• Amanda the Adventurer film at Blumhouse and MatPat in early development

Sources

• IGN: Blumhouse/Atomic Monster NYCC 2026 report
• Internal GAME-scanner articles on Blumhouse, MatPat, and Amanda the Adventurer