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

Nice collection of essays about horror video games. A must read for anybody who wants to enter the horror video game field.

I am an avid fan of horror movies and games, and was very much looking forward to this book. I was hoping for some insight into what it is that makes them so fascinating to me, and examples from games to expand on these insights. Although this does exist (at times) in the book at a certain level, it is so high and dry, so boring and dull that it could not hold my interest. Many terms and studies were referred to that I am not familiar with, and therefore unable to relate to. I stopped reading full pages and just scanned them about one quarter of the way through the book, and then just gave up all together soon after. If anyone else has read this book and found that the later chapters or articles were more interesting, please let me know.This seems more like a book written for other researchers than a book written for fans (and in this case, may be a good reference for students). For me, there are far more interesting articles to be read in magazines and online; I was just hoping this would be a book that collected some of them together. Disappointing - especially considering the $30 price tag for a paperback book.

If you're looking for an academic study of the creation and techniques of horror video games, this is a great resource. It proved invaluable to a discussion panel I did at World Horror Con.This is NOT a book if you want a casual discussion on the subject. Buyer beware. Ignore the one-star reviews.

it doesnt even sound like these people have even touched a game in there lives, if there going to write something about horror games at least play one

This book is not just for horror lovers. This book has so much wisdom on every page, my notebook began to look as if I was just re-writing the entire book. The essays all have much to say on their respective subjects, and will increase your knowledge in not only how horror works, how it should work, and what it does, but the material is also applicable to general design.This, I feel, is one book that should get a second edition. It is a great one that will stand the test of time. I can see myself re-reading it.

C'est un super bon livre pour les études universitaires par rapport aux jeux vidéos!

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