Five Nights at Freddy's is a 2014 survival horror game developed by Scott Cawthon. The player takes the role of Mike Schmidt, a night security guard at a family pizzeria. Schmidt must complete his shifts without being caught by the homicidal animatronic characters (Freddy Fazbear cosplayer pictured) that wander the restaurant at night. Cawthon conceived Five Nights at Freddy's based on criticism of Chipper & Sons Lumber Co., his previous game. Reviewers complained of its unintentionally frightening characters, inspiring Cawthon to create an intentionally scarier experience. Five Nights at Freddy's was first released for Windows on August 8, 2014. It received positive reviews, and became the subject of Let's Play videos on YouTube, gaining a large fan following. The game's success inspired its own media franchise, and its popularity led to thousands of imitations and fan games. A film adaptation by Blumhouse Productions was released in 2023. Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s_%28video_game%29> _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 1941: More than 101 crew members of the USS Reuben James perished when their vessel became the first U.S. Navy ship sunk by hostile action during World War II after it was torpedoed by the German submarine U-552. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Reuben_James_%28DD-245%29> 1963: A gas explosion at the <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Indiana_State_Fairgrounds_Coliseum_gas_explosion> 2003: After 22 years in power, Tun Mahathir Mohamad retired as Prime Minister of Malaysia. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahathir_Mohamad> 2015: Shortly after takeoff, Metrojet Flight 9268 exploded and then crashed into the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrojet_Flight_9268> _____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day: mallgoth: 1. (countable) Originally (derogatory), an inauthentic or trendy goth; now, a person who dresses in goth-inspired clothes, is interested in industrial metal and nu metal music, etc. 2. (uncountable) The culture or fashion style adopted by such a person. <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mallgoth> ___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:   In spite of all, Some shape of beauty moves away the pall From our dark spirits.   --John Keats <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Keats>