Fear...what inspires yours?, What gives you the heebee jeebees? Options

[Shaddow]

So It is getting around that time of the year and I am getting in the mood to scare. So that begs the question, What really scares you? This is for games of course, what could happen in a game, specifically RM games that make you jump, cringe, cower or just itch with anticipation? I'd like to see some of these ideas implemented as well, so tell up!

I'll go first: For me, one of the creepiest thing a game can have is music and sound effects, sure jump scares get me and I have anticipation for scares as well, but what sets off that anticipation is good creepy music, or sound effects that are subtle and creepy at the same time.

[Dark Gaia]

For me, it has to be the uncertainty of imagining myself in a situation I'm not familiar with. That's why Silent Hill and Fatal Frame are so good, in my opinion (I guess I'll throw Amnesia in there too). It's the atmosphere of not quite knowing what's around the corner, knowing that something is off, but not being able to put your finger on it. You know SOMETHING's gonna happen, just not when.

A good game that did this (and really scared the Hell out of me) is an indie game called SCP-087 that came out recently. The game essentially boils down to you descending a dark stairwell. After a random number of flights, something jumps out at you. It's scary because you know something's coming, but you can't prepare for it because you don't know when.