16. The Story Behind This Perfectly Normal Photo

And finally (doubled up today) this video is a great exploration into a classic creepy ghost image that has always fascinated me.
An extremely interesting exploration of the legacy of this photo and the importance of art.

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15. People Still Live Here

Kane Pixels proving it's not just the ridiculously well crafted CG environments that make his work great, he's also great at blending absurd horror with absurd comedy.

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14. The Game That Killed Its Creator

(It's online horror week, forgot to say)

This is a type of video essay that's cropped up recently that I really like and hope to see more of. I won't say what type that is, you'll just have to find out for yourself.

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13. Redredhat

I really thought there was no more to squeeze out of Slenderman but Redredhat brilliantly takes our overfamiliar friend it turns it into a story about gender dysphoria.

This is a story clearly very personal to it's creator and that alone is worth a watch.

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12. Southbound

An anthology of stories that loosely connect and give you a glimpse of some bigger, stranger world.
Like if you drove past Silent Hill and didn't have time to take it all in.

Great imagery, horrifying ideas, and the perfect ratio of mystery to explanation.

11. Caveat

(I'm a bit behind on this week)

I'm a sucker for horror featuring a bizarre rule being imposed on the character/s.

There's a lot of creepy, unique imagery going on, then the 'caveat' is added into the mix creating an oppressive and fairly fresh experience.

10. In A Violent Nature

A slasher film that takes its time. Long, long sequences following the killer walking the woods through calm scenery followed by some of the most ridiculous kills I've ever seen.

The sound design in this is absolutely incredible. You could almost watch it with no visuals.

9. The Ugly Stepsister

Movies this week!

A cruel spin on a classic fairy tale. Cinderella from the perspective of the sisters, but with all the evils of the time period it's set in included.

I'm a sucker for an adaptation that flips the moral of the original.

Beware, body horror galore

8. Detention

Set in Taiwan in the 1960s and utilizing the Silent Hill method of metaphorical horror.
Detention tells a horror story based around the history and culture of Taiwan.
Deeply uncomfortable and unsettling.

7. Signalis

We're in a retro-style survival horror boom over the last few years and this is my favourite of the bunch.

Brilliant atmosphere wrapped around a strange, purposefully obtuse narrative. The strength of this game is the way it *feels* to be in this story.

6. Luto

A spooky and clever experience hiding an intimate, emotional story.

Full of well thought out, interesting sequences that play around with the simple "haunted house horror game" format.

The smartest use of horror as a metaphor I've seen in ages. I'll need more characters to explain why.

5. PROXIMATE

Week two is game recommendations!

PROXIMATE puts you in a visor that obscures your vision completely and provides you with a computer that estimates what's in front of you and how far away it is.
This concept is thoroughly explored and terrifying.

(More about this from me soon)

4. Shirley Jackson

Way more famous than I'd normally cover, but less than half as famous as she deserves.
Jackson writes stories about the horror of plainly interacting with people. Stories that might not feel like horror at all, until you consider the context.
Most of them, simply conversations.

Yeah either it takes off and everyone's art gets stolen or it fails and Disney won't let anyone even utter the words Mickey Mouse without paying a license. We've got a real Alien V Predator here. (If I can say that without getting struck)

Man that sucks, it really feels like a losing battle as people slowly get used to it and eventually start using it

It's just that there's no reason for it, people have been making films for years without this shit, and either it's an inconsequential background image, in which case just grab something from a stock library or prop department, or it's an important detail, in which case fucking pay someone to do it!