Pure Strife: If you'd notice, explaining supernatural events with science is just a Japanese Horror device that thankfully hasn't etched its way into American gaming/movies. Look up the original plot to the Japanese The Ring series if ya don't believe me. I think it really sucks, myself.It's much more scary if it's unexplained, or unexplainable. The nerd in us wants to fill it with science to destory the mystery so we can sleep at night, but the best horror experiences just tell us "this is the way it is."
That's why Silent Hill is my favorite horror game. Even when you get into the deep underlying forces that are controlling the game, it's still intensely supernatural. The whole situation freaked me out ever so slightly. You're this writer who moves like a TRUCK, you're looking for your daughter who disappeared into the mist (draw rate-enhancing plot line) of this GHOST TOWN and you're being attacked by little zombie babies and freaks. I remember when I first played it, there really WAS an eerie feeling to it. It wasn't exactly scary, but it was the most creepy that any video game could ever be, and that's why it's the best. >=D






It's much more scary if it's unexplained, or unexplainable. The nerd in us wants to fill it with science to destory the mystery so we can sleep at night, but the best horror experiences just tell us "this is the way it is."
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