10 Terrifying Secrets In Open World Games

Since releasing in 2004, Blizard have continued to add to beloved MMORPG World of Warcraft, bringing new secrets for players to discover with every expansion. Now regarded as having some of the most Easter Eggs in a video game, this gigantic fantasy world is overloaded with jokes and references.

One of the spookiest secrets in this game can be found in the town of Goldshire, which is one of the first areas that human characters will encounter.

Amongst the friendly locals, players can spot a group of six children running through the town. They spawn every morning at seven o’clock in server time, and if players follow them for long enough, they’ll eventually lead them into an empty house in Crystal Lake (which is also a nod to Friday The 13th). Once there, the children proceed to stand silently in a pentagram formation on the second floor.

As if this wasn’t eerie enough, the pleasant music changes into a much more sinister ambience before the demonic voice of C’Thun, the ancient god of madness, can be heard telling players that their friends will abandon them and that they’re going to die.

Reinforcing just how frightening demonic children can be, this is one of World of Warcraft's most unexpectedly terrifying secrets.