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April 24, 2021
With a remake of The House of the Dead on its way, we look at one of its most vital…
April 17, 2021
Wii horror game Cursed Mountain creates a unique, almost religious fear with its hostile environments & themes. Also, there's ghost…
April 10, 2021
With skeletal bikers, lonely demons, and scary trees, the Castlevania series offers up a bizarre array of foes, and we've…
April 3, 2021
Siren: Blood Curse's enemies are already terrifying, but the ability to look through their monstrous eyes makes this game so…
March 27, 2021
In our final article for Resident Evil's 25th anniversary, we look at how the Spencer Mansion itself is used to…
March 20, 2021
Resident Evil's first encounter with a zombie teaches the player so much about the game, setting the tone for the…
March 13, 2021
For Resident Evil's 25th anniversary month, we look at how it enhanced its tense atmosphere by limiting when players could…
March 6, 2021
Resident Evil's door transitions aren't just neat loading screens. They're an integral part of the game's powerful, memorable atmosphere.
February 27, 2021
Collecting items is the lifeblood of adventure games, but The Uninvited finds a clever way to use this against players…
February 20, 2021
With a fan remake in development, we look back at how a deceptively simple combat system added incredible tension to…
February 13, 2021
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters doesn't seem like it's trying to be a horror game. So what is it about the…
February 6, 2021
From save rooms to item pickups, there's often small safe moments in horror games. The Third Shift uses those to…