Horror Video Games : Essays on the Fusion of Fear and Play

Bernard Perron
McFarland & Company
 9780786441976
0-7864-4197-6

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..

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The techniques and story effects of specific games such as Resident Evil, Call of Cthulhu, and Silent Hill are examined individually.