For movies, this often revolves around what viewers aren’t being shown – the blurry figure moving in the background of a shot, what’s hiding on the other side of a door, and any other eerie thing that might cause some unease. There are a few key aspects that all great horror media needs to get right. The Outlast games have played into that horror feeling well in the past, but the upcoming The Outlast Trials looks like it will take things a step further.
On the flip side, horror instills some with a sense of giddy joy, keeping pulses racing and engagement high. For the faint of heart, the raw terror that horror causes isn’t worth whatever enjoyment is derived from the experience. The horror genre is inherently alluring, instilling a feeling that no other can capture in quite the same way.
