Pop culture is a never-ending source of wonder and amazement. We're seeing some really top-notch, innovative writing across every medium right now. But there's also a lot of tired, warmed-over stuff, that feels copy-pasted from script to script. Here are 20 screenwriting moves we'd be happy never to see again. » 7/16/14 2:21pm 7/16/14 2:21pm

You don't have to be afraid of missing out on Outlast's scream-inducing fun any more, Xbox One fans. It's now available on Microsoft's latest console, Major Nelson announced in a blog post this morning. The terrifying survival horror game made it through our latest revision of the PS4 bests list, so Xbox One owners… » 6/19/14 2:13pm 6/19/14 2:13pm

Forest Sharks: The Forest, that survival horror game with cannibalistic mutants, just got a big 'ol update with lots of fixes, changes and bug-squashing. The update includes stuff like sharks and a more dramatic scene involving your son, Timmy. Neat. » 6/16/14 6:00pm 6/16/14 6:00pm

The tragic events in Waukesha, in which two young girls are accused of stabbing a friend, have brought internet myth Slender Man into the mainstream spotlight. So much so that the Creepypasta wiki, unofficial home to stories involving the character (and others like him), has had to issue a statement confirming that he… » 6/03/14 10:30pm 6/03/14 10:30pm

Let me tell you a little story about my adventure trying to stay alive in The Forest, a fantastic new open world survival game that is currently the top-selling game on Steam. » 6/02/14 3:30pm 6/02/14 3:30pm

Among The Sleep, the horror game you play as a toddler, is officially out today on Steam. We've shown you what early levels where you roam your childhood home look like—but that's not the only location you get to play. » 5/29/14 3:30pm 5/29/14 3:30pm

Tangiers is described as a "dark and uneasy" stealth game. Well, its new trailer is exactly that. The Thief-inspired, somewhat recently Kickstarted PC stealth-em-up is nearing its beta development phase, and is expected to get a release date within a couple weeks. » 5/29/14 5:50am 5/29/14 5:50am

And either that's a haunted laptop, or help.exe was coded by an extremely passive-aggressive programmer. Not very helpful when you've got killer robots after you. » 5/27/14 5:20am 5/27/14 5:20am

Toddler-horror game Among the Sleep is coming to the PlayStation 4 — with virtual reality support. As if playing a small child exploring a dark house in search of his missing mother isn't scary enough, developer Krillbite says the game will be among the first to take advantage of Sony's Project Morpheus VR technology.… » 5/13/14 9:50am 5/13/14 9:50am

There's a fine line any artist walks when trying to titillate and terrify at the same time. But making video games scary is especially tricky. Repetitive behavior—even when that behavior is running and hiding from flesh-eating monsters—doesn't mesh all that well with the spontaneity required to make someone jump out… » 5/07/14 7:30pm 5/07/14 7:30pm

One moment, it's a pleasant mask of a female face. The next, it's the shriveled mask of a nightborne hell-beast. Sweet dreams! » 4/24/14 9:40am 4/24/14 9:40am

Ao Oni, the popular survival horror RPG Maker game—where you have to solve puzzles and escape from The Oni, a demon that appears and follows you randomly—is getting a Japanese live-action movie. » 4/24/14 7:30am 4/24/14 7:30am

Hey that's not the Mewtwo and the Cerulean Cave I remember from the Pokémon games. This—otherwise amazing—redesign by DeviantART artist arvalis is way more creepy. » 4/15/14 8:30am 4/15/14 8:30am

So far, it's been an exciting year for horror. Afflicted is a "damn fine film," The Babadook is a must see, and Only Lovers Left Alive is one of the most gorgeous horror films ever. 2014 is really shaping out to be a great year for horror, and it's not over yet. Here are several reasons to be thrilled about the future… » 4/09/14 6:00pm 4/09/14 6:00pm

Open-world survival horror game The Forest is coming to Steam Early Access on May 22. I usually stay away from horror games but this one looks so good, I might just give it a try. On a weekend morning. When there's plenty of light and everyone's awake. Maybe. Anyway, above is the game's third trailer. Pretty amazing. » 4/09/14 6:20am 4/09/14 6:20am

My hands are sweating. As I walk inside narrow metal hallways, I notice that I'm hearing things that, frankly, I'm not even sure are actually there. Hollow screeches. Faraway wails. It reminds me of seeing a shadow in the corner of your eyes, a darkness your sight never catches up with but that you're still convinced… » 4/04/14 1:30pm 4/04/14 1:30pm

Caffeine's latest teaser brings us even more ghostly abandoned spaceship-porn, and it's looking pretty great. The first-person sci-fi horror game recently hit IndieGoGo, where its creator is asking for $80,000 to finish it in time for a 2015 release on PC. » 4/01/14 7:00am 4/01/14 7:00am