The World of Scary Video Games
The World of Scary Video Games

Author: Bernard Perron

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 517

ISBN-13: 1501316214

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As for film and literature, the horror genre has been very popular in the video game. The World of Scary Video Games provides a comprehensive overview of the videoludic horror, dealing with the games labelled as “survival horror” as well as the mainstream and independent works associated with the genre. It examines the ways in which video games have elicited horror, terror and fear since Haunted House (1981). Bernard Perron combines an historical account with a theoretical approach in order to offer a broad history of the genre, outline its formal singularities and explore its principal issues. It studies the most important games and game series, from Haunted House (1981) to Alone in the Dark (1992- ), Resident Evil (1996-present), Silent Hill (1999-present), Fatal Frame (2001-present), Dead Space (2008-2013), Amnesia: the Dark Descent (2010), and The Evil Within (2014). Accessibly written, The World of Scary Video Games helps the reader to trace the history of an important genre of the video game.

A World of Horror
A World of Horror

Author: Kaaron Warren

Publisher:

Published: 2018-09-10

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9781949491036

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A World of Horror is an anthology of all new dark and speculative fiction stories written by authors from around the world. Edited by Eric J. Guignard and Illustrated by Steve Lines

The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, Volume 1
The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, Volume 1

Author: Pilar Pedraza

Publisher: Valancourt Books

Published: 2020-12-08

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9781948405645

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What if there were a whole world of great horror fiction out there you didn't know anything about, written by authors in distant lands and in foreign languages, outstanding horror stories you had no access to, written in languages you couldn't read? For an avid horror fan, what could be more horrifying than that? For this groundbreaking volume, the first of its kind, the editors of Valancourt Books have scoured the world, reading horror stories from dozens of countries in nearly twenty languages, to find some of the best contemporary international horror stories. The stories in this volume come from 19 countries on 5 continents and were originally written in 13 different languages. All 20 foreign language stories in this volume are appearing in English for the first time ever. The book includes stories by some of the world's preeminent horror authors, many of them not yet known in the English-speaking world.

Man-Made Horrors
Man-Made Horrors

Author: John Hamilton

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1604532688

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Presents fictitious as well as real-life horrors.

Hammers on Bone
Hammers on Bone

Author: Cassandra Khaw

Publisher: Tordotcom

Published: 2016-10-11

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 0765392704

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Cassandra Khaw bursts onto the scene with Hammers on Bone, a hard-boiled horror show that Charles Stross calls "possibly the most promising horror debut of 2016." A finalist for the British Fantasy award and the Locus Award for Best Novella! John Persons is a private investigator with a distasteful job from an unlikely client. He’s been hired by a ten-year-old to kill the kid’s stepdad, McKinsey. The man in question is abusive, abrasive, and abominable. He’s also a monster, which makes Persons the perfect thing to hunt him. Over the course of his ancient, arcane existence, he’s hunted gods and demons, and broken them in his teeth. As Persons investigates the horrible McKinsey, he realizes that he carries something far darker. He’s infected with an alien presence, and he’s spreading that monstrosity far and wide. Luckily Persons is no stranger to the occult, being an ancient and magical intelligence himself. The question is whether the private dick can take down the abusive stepdad without releasing the holds on his own horrifying potential. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Zombies
Zombies

Author: S. L. Hamilton

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781616134723

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Presents information about zombies, including the origin of the concept of zombies in voodoo beliefs in Haiti and the southern United States, and the typical traits of movie zombies.

The World of IT
The World of IT

Author: Alyse Wax

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2019-10-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1683357558

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The official behind-the-scenes companion to New Line Cinema’s international blockbusters IT and IT Chapter Two. The 2017 film IT brought a disturbing new vision to Stephen King’s classic horror novel of the same name. In 2019, the story continued with IT Chapter Two, in which Bill Skarsgard delivered another acclaimed performance as the terrifying Pennywise the Clown. Collecting the best artwork produced during the making of both of these films—including concept art, sketches, storyboards, and behind-the-scenes photography—The World of IT explores the films’ singular aesthetic and meticulous world-building. This compendium includes commentary from director Andy Muschietti; producer Barbara Muschietti; the acclaimed ensemble cast; and other creative players who helped bring King’s perennial bestseller to life.

Heroes of Horror
Heroes of Horror

Author: James Wyatt

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780786936991

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The essential handbook integrating fear and horror into D&D play, this guide provides everything Dungeon Masters need to run a horror-oriented campaign or integrate elements of creepiness and tension into their existing campaigns.

Fragments of Horror
Fragments of Horror

Author: Junji Ito,Ichiro Nakayama,Hirokatsu Kihara

Publisher: VIZ Media LLC

Published: 2015-06-16

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1421584743

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A new collection of delightfully macabre tales from a master of horror manga. An old wooden mansion that turns on its inhabitants. A dissection class with a most unusual subject. A funeral where the dead are definitely not laid to rest. Ranging from the terrifying to the comedic, from the erotic to the loathsome, these stories showcase Junji Ito’s long-awaited return to the world of horror. -- VIZ Media

Horror Video Games
Horror Video Games

Author: Bernard Perron

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 0786454792

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In this in-depth critical and theoretical analysis of the horror genre in video games, 14 essays explore the cultural underpinnings of horror's allure for gamers and the evolution of "survival" themes. The techniques and story effects of specific games such as Resident Evil, Call of Cthulhu, and Silent Hill are examined individually.