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Horror

A collection of 47 posts

Feature

Framing the Depths: An Archaeological Approach to Cinematography in The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow

Exploring horror through cinematographic techniques

Opinion

Resident Evil 2 (Nintendo 64): A Weird and Wonderful Achievement

The Zombie White Whale

PAX West

PAX West 2024: A Horror Showcase

A horror-fying time at PAX West 2024

Review

Gylt: A Survival Horror Starter Pack

On-ramp to the survival horror genre

Hidden Gems

Hidden Gems of Game Design Volume 28

Featuring the Quester series, Gylt, and Dino Island

Interview

The Making of Amnesia: The Bunker

Learn the secrets behind one of the scariest games of the generation

Opinion

Celebrating David Szymanski's Small Wonders

Bite-sized Szymanski snacks

Review

The Exit 8 - Walking With Fear

Don't miss the train

WordPlayer

WordPlayer: Indika and the Possibilities in Weirdness

A game that takes players on a profound and surreal journey as a nun

Game Design

What Defines 'Survival' in Survival Horror?

Exploring the relationship between the player's internal and external struggles

Review

Dissecting the Gore-Covered Condemned: Criminal Origins

Exploring Metro City and the elements that define Condemned as a cult classic horror game

Review

Still Wakes the Deep - Narrative Horror on the Sea

That's quite a rig you have there

Indie Monthly

Indie Monthly: May 2024

Seven awesome new indie games to add to your backlog

Interview

My Work Is Not Yet Done Puts the Anxiety in ‘Anxiety Horror’

Discussing 1-bit theological horror with lead developer Spencer Yan and composer Sam Tudor

Hidden Gems

Hidden Gems of Game Design Volume 22

Unearthing the good stuff

Review

Home Safety Hotline Shows the Horror of Call Center Work

Meet those accuracy quotas about boggars and bedbugs in a fascinating analog horror game

Opinion

Alan Wake and the Author

Examining the journey and the darkness

Opinion

Alan Wake II is Terrifying, but Not in the Way You Think

An unavoidable fear

Review

Lunacid is Old School to a "T"

... and to a fault

Review

Amnesia: The Bunker Takes the Series Two Scary Steps Forward

Hunker in the Bunker

Game Design

Why Horror Is the Hardest Game Genre

Scaring the design out of you

Review

Five Nights at Freddy’s Is a Terrible Movie… and I Loved It

So bad it's good

Review

Decarnation: Review and Analysis

A phantasmagorical world of dreams and nightmares

Feature

The Dark Side of Gay Culture in Mediterranea Inferno: A Profane Iconology

Examining social and existential issues in gay culture in the context of social media and conservatism

Interview

The Making of Oxenfree II: Lost Signals Soundtrack

SUPERJUMP sits down with scntfc to chat about ARGs, defunct tech, and breathing new life into the hauntingly familiar sounds of Oxenfree