16 Horror Video Games You Must Play Before Halloween

16. F.E.A.R.

Although it's more of a shooter than a straight-up horror, with lashings of ultra-violence and a penchant for "was/wasn't that something moving in the distance?", Monolith's flagship slo-motion gore-a-thon has atmosphere in spades when it comes to bringing on the heeby-jeebies. By refining the shooting mechanics and environmental damage to ensure that you never feel too overpowered, gun-battles play out like The Matrix's final lobby scene, with frantic movement and debris scattering every which way before you settle back in to exploring what's ahead. That's without mentioning the expert lighting and slow unravelling of exactly what's going on at the facility you're investigating, where you'll end up searching out the hideous antagonistic demon Alma one room at a time, justifiably caking yourself at every distant footstep or up-close sound cue.