trilogy went viral

The Living Tombstone’s content consists of both original music and homages to various video games and pop culture media, several of which became popular online. One of the group’s first video game-related videos was a trilogy of songs for the first three games in the Five Nights at Freddy’s series. The trilogy went viral on YouTube with each song accumulating hundreds of millions of views; the first video in the series reached over 68 million views by 2016 and over 372 million views by 2024. Houston Press listed the trilogy as one of the best songs based on the horror game. The trilogy’s success led the band to develop a cult following amongst the game’s fandom . Rolling Stone credited the band with launching a subgenre of Five Nights at Freddy’s themed music inspired by hyper-pop . The first song was later used for the 2023 film adaptation in the credits, likewise for the second song with 2025’s sequel . Shortly before the film’s release, the band released a gothic remix of the first song. After the film’s release, the song reached the top 5 of Billboard ‘ s Dance/Electronic Songs chart, peaking at #4, previously only charting on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart.