Isn't it bad enough getting that kind of treatment on one thread, Bitmap? Anyway, can anybody suggest any especially frightening horror films? Not too gruesome, though.
[ QUOTE ] Isn't it bad enough getting that kind of treatment on one thread, Bitmap? Anyway, can anybody suggest any especially frightening horror films? Not too gruesome, though. [/ QUOTE ] Halloween.. you barely see anyone blood, its all suggested. The film really works well because it builds tension in peaks and troughs.…
In addition to using one's imagination to create horror and forcing him/her to relate with what's happening (meaning that the subject facing the horror in the movie or game is an average joe/jane), I think that a solid background story for evertyhing builds the horror up even more. If I made a horror game, I would concept…
The unknown is the source of fear. It should be what you return to whenever you work on a "scary" project. People will always be more afraid of what you don't show them, than what you do. The strongest, most powerful element of fear is a person's own imagination. The imagination takes the unknown, and fills it in with all…
Some great horror examples from games are: 1) 1st level of Doom 3 after you've defeated your first enemy and everyone on your communicator is screaming and dying. 2) F.E.A.R. 1st level when you walk around and then suddenly a picture of skull takes over your screen for a split second. 3) The beginning of Silent Hill games…
I'd like to add in the whole concept of Loss of control. Knowing that you are not the one in power, and you are out of your element. Couple with fear of the unknown, and you're in a very scary place. I tend to have the problem with many horror movies in that I am a fairly confident and analytical infividual who is fairly…
well, I think Clive Barker is a great example of good horror, and what to me, makes his stuff good is that his 'bad guys' all have understandable motives. See, just having a maniac run around is not scary, but somehow being able to relate to him even on the most basic level makes them familiar and 'human'. So add depth and…
Tier 1 - Shock Remember when you were a kid, and someone flicked their hand at your eyes? You would blink and they would say "Scared you"! In reality, they just triggered a reflex (a smart one at that -- protecting your eyes is a good idea). Most horror relies on shock to make people jump under this mistaken understanding…