YouTube entertainer PewDiePie likes to record himself doing scary things, like playing Amnesia: The Dark Descent » 2/27/12 12:20pm 2/27/12 12:20pm or the . His reactions are glorious moments of pure panic. It's like having a surrogate pants-pisser.

Nine students trapped in an otherworldly school building in which spirits are trying to kill them in grisly ways, if they don't eat each other first; we don't need high-quality 3D graphics where the downloadable PSP title Corpse Party is going. » 10/31/11 1:00pm 10/31/11 1:00pm

In today's spooktacular edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter God Hand BrynnFlynn wonders if they're alone in being so terrified by a game that they just couldn't go on. » 10/31/11 11:20am 10/31/11 11:20am

Don't look away. Don't even blink. Exploring new ways to instill fear in the upcoming adventure update for Minecraft, creator Notch explores placing the responsibility for terror on the players themselves, creating a creature that's equal parts Doctor Who Weeping Angels and Super Mario's Boo. » 7/29/11 1:20pm 7/29/11 1:20pm

Crecente rocked the Bird Shirt in his new passport photo, which just screams "body cavity search." He might reconsider dressing like a terror suspect, after Canada confiscated a Wii belonging to one. » 3/21/09 1:30pm 3/21/09 1:30pm

I tried my best to avoid ever sharing this epic creation by Chris Dane Owens, but someone at Bethesda thinks it's a good representation of what Oblivion would look like as a music video.

Mr. Ashcraft passed this video to us a good week and a half ago, and upon watching it the first time I was determined never to… » 12/19/08 5:30am 12/19/08 5:30am

It is an advertising truism that Sex Sells, but so does fear. Whether it is fear of human odours fuelling deodorant marketing or fear of Terror selling a war, manipulating our darkest fears is a surefire way to get the public to sign on the dotted line. Full marks then for Gamestop's latest ad which is all about… » 11/17/08 5:20pm 11/17/08 5:20pm