Being scared shouldnt be something that we, as humans, actively seek out yet theres a whole group of us who not only look for it, but revel in it while we do. Scary books, horror films and TV shows are all ways in which the horror fan will try and look for that next shot of adrenaline to the system and for many, the scarier the experience, the better. With games, theres often a more emotional feel to the experience, because rather than a character in a non-interactive medium being the one feeling the tension, its you, the player, that feels it. Developers know this, so often, their aim is to try and make as gruelling and objectively horrifying an experience as possible often with great success. Those games that go above and beyond what scary would normally be are seen as classics, and trailblazers in their genre to the delight of the horror fans playing them. So, with Halloween on the horizon, and the long nights now upon us, its time to crack open those games that really chilled the spirit and gave you the willies from the current decade, in celebration of the spookiest night of the year.
