Who doesn’t want to star in their own ghost hunt? Even if you’ve instigated some ill-advised paranormal activity of your own with a Ouija board, your options have likely been limited. But that changes with The Conjuring: Unspoken, a game based on the blockbuster horror franchise coming exclusively to Netflix on Oct. 13.

What kind of game is The Conjuring: Unspoken?

The Conjuring: Unspoken is an interactive paranormal investigation you can play from your couch. It’s a narrative experience, so you shape the story by choosing different dialogue options as you play. Using your phone, you scour the historic Red Lion Inn (reportedly a haunted place in England) for clues about things that go bump in the night.

As demonologist Francesca Noakes, you scan the area around you with an electromagnetic field reader, an infrared camera, and a spirit box — ghost-hunter tools of the trade for finding apparitions in the wild. The big screen shows your virtual environment, while the one in your hand serves as the controller for these tools. The infrared camera, for instance, allows you to see a thermal overlay of the environment while you’re looking for cold spots that indicate an otherworldly presence.

Check out this article for more about using your phone as a controller.  

What’s The Conjuring universe about?

The Conjuring movies center on a pair of real-world paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, who patrol the US and UK investigating hauntings and the realm of the macabre. The first film in the series debuted in 2013, followed by The Conjuring 2, which explored the Enfield poltergeist. Since its haunted house debut, The Conjuring series has spanned four main films and a handful of spin-off titles. It’s also inspired prequels about a demonically possessed doll (Annabelle) and a demon nun (The Nun). 

The Conjuring: Unspoken might actually be scarier than the movies because you’re an active participant. It starts out innocently enough. The grief-stricken Cooper family arrives at a centuries-old inn, and strange things start happening: Dolls go missing, a daughter hears her deceased mom’s voice whispering in the night, a ballerina music box starts playing by itself. Oh, and there’s a creepy well, too. You know, the usual stuff. One failed séance later and things get a little hairy.

As the haunting progresses, you’ll use your wits — and your smartphone — to free the Cooper family from the phantasmal grip of the grief-feeding demon Vinea and Florrie, a ghost out of English folklore.

Do I need to watch The Conjuring movies to play The Conjuring: Unspoken?

You don’t need to watch the movies to play The Conjuring: Unspoken. That said, if you’re in deep with the Warrens, you’ll get a lot more from the experience. There are a few familiar faces that pop up in the game, and knowing the backstory adds to the overall impact.

Where and when can I get The Conjuring: Unspoken?

The Conjuring: Unspoken comes to Netflix on Oct. 13 for members in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.