LOS ANGELES — The Hollywood studio Blumhouse knows how to make hit movies: Produce a film on the cheap, market it to audiences who love horror, and then sit back and watch the huge box office results roll in. It worked for “Paranormal Activity,” “The Purge” and “Get Out.” The latest example, its “Halloween” sequel, took in $77.5 million over the weekend for one of the best openings in horror film history.

Now Blumhouse, founded by the producer Jason Blum, is taking on television in a serious way. And it will have to see if its winning formula for film can translate to the crowded TV marketplace, where American viewers can choose from an estimated 500 scripted series this year alone.

It won’t be easy.

The same month that Blumhouse rolled out “Halloween” in movie theaters, it released the first installment of a monthly anthology series for Hulu called “Into the Dark.” If you weren’t aware that it has been streaming for over two weeks, you’re not alone. It has generated little buzz, certainly less than Netflix’s new horror series, “The Haunting of Hill House.”

Blumhouse also knows that it will have to move beyond monsters and the paranormal if it wants to reach a large TV audience.