Posted by: Daffy in zombies, Wishmaster, villans, Villains, Scary, Horror, Hellraiser, Halloween, Funny, freaks, daffy, Comments on
Oct 12, 2008
I've already proved that the scariest things about horror movie baddies are their weapons. But, what if the killer possesses no real weapons? Take werewolves, vampires, and zombies for example. Most of the time, these types of monsters don't use a weapon to do away with their prey. Nope. They use their hands, claws, teeth, anything to make sure their victim ends up dead. (Though, technically you could say that they also eat their victims afterwards. But that's beside the point.) So, what makes these guys scary? I think in these cases, it's the way they all look. I mean, sure the knowledge that the can actually do things to you with only their bare hands is also very frightening. But sometimes knowledge just isn't enough.
So, in the beginning, they had the Wolf Man, Dracula, and the original Night of the Living Dead. And all these characters were scary in their time. But as special effects grew more modern, people were no longer frightened by harry men, fanged pale guys, and people painted grey with black circles around their eyes. People were looking for more gruesome things to provoke their scared side. Naturally, Hollywood was happy to comply. They started making villains who were not only evil and scary, they were also gruesome and hideous.
Not only was Hollywood making their villains uglier, they were also giving them abilities above and beyond just mind control and immortality. Some villains could now bend time, warp reality, and bring your worst fears to wild, screaming life. The result was bigger, better, and badder killers.
Posted by: NSonic79 in Xbox 360, Xbox, X-Files, WIi, top 11, Theme, Still Life, Splatterhouse, Siren, Silent Hill, Scary, Samarui Zombie Nation, Resident Evil, PS3, PS2, PC, NSonic79, Halloween, games, Dead Rising, Condemned 2, Cold Fear, Call of Cthulhu on
Oct 06, 2008
Greetings. This is my first time blogging here so what better way to begin a blog than to start with a subject of this calibur. Here we are once again enjoying the events that come to pass during the changing of the seasons. I am not sure about the rest of you but I've missed the smells of wood stoves burning and the rustle of leaves as they make their way down to the ground. And during this time of year we once again turn to the more primal aspects of our humanity and try to do our best to enjoy a good scare every now and then. Usually at this time of year I'm a bit "spookier" than usual and I'm sure we can all relate in preparing for our usual October night's activities. And once again like much of the rest of the entertainmint industry, they are hegding their bets to cash in on the event that gives us an excuse to dress up: Halloween.
And once again I've gone thru the bargin bins and my personal tastes/library to not only find the finest in hallowen inspired gaming, but to also enlighten thee in some games that might've fallen by the wayside and sadly were not given their moment in the spotlight. I'm still sticking to my usual style of a list: Only one game per franchise, two games per system and one wild card game for good measure. But why go to 11 again? Well, not only in honor to the online talents that are thatguywiththeglasses and thatdudeinthesuede, but to also pay my respects for the late great game publisher/localizer Working Designs: Because their games go to 11! (RIP) So with that said, lettuce begin!
Number 11
X-Files: Resist or Serve (PS2)
Scary
