Part of what makes horror so great is the fear of the unknown. It's pretty natural for humans to be scared of things they can't see, know, or understand. Despite this, horror games often repeat the same monsters over and over again: vampires and werewolves, generic ghosts and demons, they've all become old hat.
One thing that can be done to increase the fear factor in horror games is to introduce monsters that aren't typically what you see. It'd be nice to see some of these obscure monsters and creatures from mythology get some love in the form of creepy and terrifying horror games.
6 Spriggans
While 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Spriggans will be a familiar enemy to those who have played 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Elder Scrolls, they still aren’t a popular creature in media. These creatures, whi🅠ch are said to guard ruins and barrows are aggressive and powerful, able to conjure storms in order to attack and confuse those who would approach their territory.
Given their tree-like appearance, they also ꧑blend in easily in forested areas, which give them a chance to sneak up on any they wish to trick or steal from. Their strength, magical abilities, and natural camoufla🎃ge would make them an interesting enemy to encounter, especially in dark forest ruins.
5 Leviathan
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The ocean is a source of fear for many, combining the fear of the unknown with the fear of the dark. After all, it is rather terrifying to look below you and see nothing but a dark expanse, with creatures that look downright alien to us lurking in the deep. Such fear can be pointed out in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Subnautica, which wasn’t intended as a hor𒈔ror game but which many players found scary rಞegardless.
What if there was a horror game that played exactly on this fear of the ocean? What kind of monster would be perfect for this? A Leviathan, a massive underwater creature that resembles a sea serpent or a whale. Some sea creatuꦰres in Subnautica and its sequel Below Zero already borrow their name fr✅om the mythical Leviathan, so an underwater horror game specifically about a Leviathan would likely be a popular one.
4 Undines
Undines are water spirits, sometimes called Nymphs. While they aren’t depicted as evil creatures, a twist on their mythology could provide for an interesting horror game enemy. In their mythology, Undines are soulless creatures, but ca💖n gain a human soul through marriage.
If this mythology was twisted, it would be interesting to see an Undine enemy who wants to consume a human soul rather than acquire one through marriage, and the association with water – any b🌃ody of water, not just oceans and rivers like other creatures on this list – can lead to more dark, cramped, and slimy setting for a game.
3 Minotaur
While the Minotaur has been portrayed in media, including being 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:an enemy⛦ in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, seeing the Minotaur be a key figure in a horror game could pr🧸ovide an interesting look into the mythology behind this creature.
In his mythos, the Minotaur would often receive human sacrifices: young victims who were sent into his Laby꧃rinth with no chance of escaping the twisting paths before the Minotaur could devour them. The Labyrinth would make a great setting for a horror game , as confusion and misdirection can add a lot to fear. Playing as one of the sacrifices thrown into the Labyrinth could create an interesting goal: escape, or be consumed by Minotaur.
Furthermore, this setting lends itself nicely to a roguelike map generation (as seen in the first-person rogulike Depths of Fear: Knossos), in order to ke🔜ep players from memorizing the layout of the Labyrinth.
2 Kelpie
The Kelpie is generally portrayed as a shape-shifting water spirit who tries🐎 to drown humans and eat them. While it’s most commonly portrayed as a horse, who tempts victims into riding it so that they can be brought into the water and drowned,𓃲 it also can appear as a human.
What makes these malevolent spirits so scary is that horses are commonly portrayed as 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:trusted companions. To take what is commonly 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:portrayed as a loyal creature andꦆ portray it as a m🐻onster could add quite a unique twist to a horror game.
S🐽ince the Kelpie is a shape-shifter and able to talk to humans, it would be interesting to see an Until Dawn or The Quarry style of video game feature one, where it is able to interact with the playable characters and potentially lead them to their demise if the player trusts the Kelpie’s words.
1 Harpy
The Harpy may be a familiar monster for fans of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Witcher 3, where it presents as 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:an interesting enemy, but this grotesque creature – a hybrid of a woman and a bird – would also do well in a horror game. These creatures have been described as ugly, vile things usually, and they tend to represent punishment for evildoers in mythology; a theme which isn't uncommon in horror.
Associated with famine, punishment, and cruelty, it's easy to see a Harpy belonging in a psychological or survival horror story that plays up to those tropes.