The World of Scary Video Games

A Study in Videoludic Horror

Omschrijving

As for film and literature, the horror genre has been very popular in the video game. The World of Scary Video Games provides a comprehensive overview of the videoludic horror, dealing with the games labelled as survival horror as well as the mainstream and independent works associated with the genre. It examines the ways in which video games have elicited horror, terror and fear since Haunted House (1981). Bernard Perron combines an historical account with a theoretical approach in order to offer a broad history of the genre, outline its formal singularities and explore its principal issues. It studies the most important games and game series, from Haunted House (1981) to Alone in the Dark (1992- ), Resident Evil (1996-present), Silent Hill (1999-present), Fatal Frame (2001-present), Dead Space (2008-2013), Amnesia: the Dark Descent (2010), and The Evil Within (2014). Accessibly written, The World of Scary Video Games helps the reader to trace the history of an important genre of the video game.
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Schrijver
Perron, Professor Bernard (University of Montreal
Titel
The World of Scary Video Games
Uitgever
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Jaar
2018
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
488
Gewicht
637 gr
EAN
9781501316197
Afmetingen
216 x 140 x 37 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback / softback

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