Videogames Make Better Horror Than Hollywood
Video game editors are masterful at creating a sense of tension and anxiety.
ByABC News
August 28, 2007, 2:43 AM
Aug. 27 -- Yet here's the thing: For several years now, I've found that my favorite horror experiences aren't coming from movies any more. They're coming from games.
In contrast, the best scary-game designers have quietly perfected the interplay of tension and release that makes for a truly cardiac horror experience. They have, in a sense, become even more faithful interpreters of the horror tradition movies than Hollywood directors.