10 Creepy Video Game Details That Will Give You Chills

5: Fatal Frame - Idle Hands Get Spooked

Fatal Frame
Tecmo

The Fatal Frame series is already chock full of terrifying foes, chilling circumstances, and encounters sure to get you checking under the bed at night.

But don’t worry, the developers implemented a feature to make sure you couldn’t even put the controller down without getting a new fright.

If you try to give yourself a breather from falling broken neck lady ghosts and tiny twin grudge girl looking ghosts you’ll find yourself thoroughly punished. Leaving the screen idle for five minutes causes disturbing ghostly faces to appear. Depending on the entry you’re playing you might get horrifying flickering demonic visuals, frantic whispering, or disembodied crying. It’s enough to make your skin crawl while you were innocently trying to refresh your drink.

Exceedingly uncool.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.