Ten Scary Games for Your Halloween

The Thing #10
by Black Label Games
Based on the traumatizing film from John Carpenter (cut me some slack, I was five when I saw it), The Thing does a fine job of emulating the feeling of isolation in the original film and doesn’t fall into the same trappings as many licensed games.

Clive Barker's Undying #9
by Electronic Arts
Psychological terror has been attempted by many games, but few have pulled it off as well as Undying. Dreamed up from the mind of horror maven Clive Barker, Undying is a Cthulu-esque horror game that ranks as one of the unsung heroes of the horror genre.

The Suffering #8
by Midway
If prison weren’t scary enough, try taking on hellish demons like the unfortunate protagonist in The Suffering.

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem #7
by Nintendo
Drawing upon post-modernist concepts of story-telling and using devices to cause the player to question their own sanity, Eternal Darkness is an engaging and frightening quest. You don’t play Eternal Darkness, it plays you.

Manhunt #6
by RockStar Games
One of the most controversial games of all time is a worthy time investment if you’re looking for a thrilling and terribly violent game this Halloween.

F.E.A.R. #5
by Vivendi Games
A game with a great sense of atmosphere, a great story, and tons of action, F.E.A.R. is a great example of a truly immersive game, and a frightening one at that.

Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Director's Cut #4
by Tecmo
A creepy ghost story, Fatal Frame 2 doesn’t give you much to go on storywise at first, but slowly unwraps a frightening yarn with plenty of jump-worthy moments.

BioShock #3
by 2K Games
Not only is it one of the best games of the year, it’s also the most downright frightening experience you’re likely to have in a game this year. The fully-realized dystopian nightmare world of Rapture is filled with tons of frightening elements and brooding atmosphere.

Resident Evil #2
by Capcom Entertainment
This remake managed to make this frightening game even scarier. The sense of atmosphere is ramped up courtesy of great lighting effects and terrifying monsters and zombies.

Silent Hill 2 #1
by Konami
The one and only time I’ve ever had to turn off a game because it scared me so bad. Silent Hill 2 was the most frightening of the series, offering up a heaping serving of suspense and edge-of-your-seat thrills.