11 Terrifyingly Iconic Horror Video Game Characters

1493707 Silent Hill Wallpaper Pyramid Head 600x300 Here we are at another Halloween, Hallows Eve, or Hallowe€™en if you€™re being vintage. With every new year comes advanced technological accomplishments, and fancier ways to immerse yourself in horrific imagery, partaking in the risk-reward ideology that the latest film or game has garnered up. However this is not a list of legendary filmic villains, as the likes of Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers and The Thing have been written about ad infinitum. Instead we€™ll be celebrating the most iconic, memorable, and downright disturbing entries into video game lore. By definition games require active participation to experience them, so encountering the likes of the following was always ten-times scarier, knowing that the now-sweaty controller in your hands was the only respite from a suitably gory end. So sit back and popcorn-up as we supply your Halloween with a liberal smattering of pant-shiftingly brilliant scares and uniquely-twisted imagery, custom-designed to infect your subconscious in the most deliciously dark ways.
 
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Gaming Editor
Gaming Editor

WhatCulture's Head of Gaming.