German filmmaker Uwe Boll isn’t done with the horror action franchise Alone in the Dark. THR reports today that the director of the maligned 2005 feature adaptation has optioned the rights to make a new film.

The H.P. Lovecraft-inspired franchise follows private detective Edward Carnby in his fight against the undead and has launched multiple games and sold millions of units worldwide.

Boll promises to adhere much closer to the games than his 2005 feature, which starred Christian Slater and Tara Reid. The story pulls from last year’s Alone...