10 Really Stupid Decisions In Horror Video Games

10. Going To A Town Built On A Portal To Hell - Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly

Expanding on the scariness of the first Fatal Frame, the second sets up a mystery that sees two sisters trapped in a supernatural town. Though to be honest, it's how they get into this whole mess that feels like an avoidable situation.

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Their first mistake is travelling to a forest that has a big old legend about people that get lost in it never coming out again, but let's just ignore that for now.

The main problem that serves Mayu and Mio terribly throughout gameplay is deciding it's a good idea to chase after butterflies that are obviously not of this world - glowing demonic red and leaving sparkling paths in their wake. That's not normal butterfly behaviour, and that whole 'follow the butterflies' line from Harry Potter really doesn't stand up when the things look as freakin' weird as this.

Of course, they're butterflies connected to a village that was decided to be built upon a portal to hell itself, too. There's better plots of land out there for your township to be slapped on top of, surely?

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