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How Horror Games Trick Us Into Scaring Ourselves
The older I get, the more convinced I become that horror games aren't really about monsters.
Monsters help, of course.
So do creepy locations, disturbing sound effects, and the occasional jump scare.
But when I think back to the horror games that genuinely unsettled me, I realize something strange.
Most of the fear came from my own imagination.
The game started the process.
My brain...
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