Horror articles

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  Immerse yourself in fear: how Oculus Rift could change horror games

  By Andrew Webster on May 13, 2013 02:00 pm + 105 comments

  You kneel down on a wooden platform, several feet above a crowd of murmuring onlookers. To your Continue reading…

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  Fear through the eyes of a child: 'Among the Sleep' is a very different horror game

  By Andrew Webster on April 18, 2013 02:00 pm + 21 comments

  Helplessness is a key to good horror, and there are few times when you're more helpless than as a Continue reading…

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  The Classics: 'System Shock 2'

  By Adi Robertson on February 16, 2013 11:30 am + 72 comments

  The Classics are must-see, must-read, must-play works revered by The Verge staff. They offer Continue reading…

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  Watch this: 'Decay,' a zombie movie made by physicists and filmed at the Large Hadron Collider

  By Adi Robertson on December 9, 2012 05:45 pm + 43 comments

  Zombie movies are a dime a dozen, but Decay, a full-length film released for free online today, Continue reading…

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  From Reddit to Hollywood, a happy horror story

  By Ben Kersey on November 29, 2012 07:59 am + 5 comments

  Given that an internet meme has been the basis for a full blown motion picture, it shouldn’t come Continue reading…

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  'Why won't you die?!' The art of the jump scare

  By Bryan Bishop on October 31, 2012 12:40 pm + 71 comments

  An alarm clock glows in the darkness: 3:18AM. All is silent... until a low, steady creak groans Continue reading…

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  In space, no one can hear you die: a first look at ‘Routine’

  By Andrew Webster on October 15, 2012 02:50 pm + 33 comments

  "I feel like it's a fine line between saying too much and not enough," Lunar Software's Aaron Foster Continue reading…

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  Good Deal: the first two 'Dead Space' games for $9.99 on Steam

  By Andrew Webster on August 15, 2012 09:44 am + 14 comments

  Dead Space 3 is due to launch next February, but if you're new to the sci-fi horror series Steam is Continue reading…

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  'Dead Space' for Android update adds Nexus 7 support

  By Chris Welch on July 30, 2012 04:09 am + 17 comments

  Struggling to find a way to spend the $25 Google Play credit that came with your shiny new Nexus 7? Continue reading…

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  Watch these: Over 500 full-length movies you can stream for free

  By Chris Welch on June 10, 2012 11:57 am + 65 comments

  Open Culture has amassed a list of over 500 movies that can be viewed online right now for the low Continue reading…