Horror Obby Stage Pacing and Tension Curves
Contrast and pacing, not constant scares, create real fear in horror games.
Marcus Oyelaran
Contributing Editor
Marcus is a veteran games journalist with a background in horror film criticism who has been writing about fear-based interactive media since the late 1990s. He contextualizes modern horror obbies within the broader history of horror entertainment, from haunted houses to survival horror video games.
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Contrast and pacing, not constant scares, create real fear in horror games.