The “Big Two” for horror video games has always been Resident Evil and Silent Hill, though there have been plenty of equally frightening franchises over the years. One of these, Fatal Frame, first arrived in North America 15 years ago, on March 4, 2002. The series puts a twist on the traditional haunted house storyline with the use of a mysterious camera.

The first game followed two siblings, Miku and Mafuyu, who have the ability to see the supernatural. The player controls Miku, who looks for her brother in the haunted Himuro Mansion, which was allegedly the location of a dark ritual. Ghosts are combatted by using the “Camera Obscura,” which has the ability to capture ghosts within its film. Eventually, Miku is able to uncover the mystery and free the spirits trapped in the mansion.

Fatal Frame’s success turned the game into a long-running franchise. Multiple titles have released since then, with the most recent one, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, having arrived in 2014. A remake of Fatal Frame II and a spinoff, Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir, were also recent additions. Interestingly, the Fatal Frame license is co-owned by Koei Tecmo and Nintendo, meaning that every game since 2008 has only appeared on Nintendo systems (the first three were on PlayStation 2).

While the games have only been modest sellers, they have a strong cult following that’s enabled the series to continue. A Japanese live-action film and a manga series have both also been released to complement the video games; a Hollywood adaptation has been discussed since roughly 2003, but that never materialized.