Games Featured in "From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror" (Bitmap Books, 2023)

Book by Alexander Chatziioannou

"Scary games may have entered the mainstream with the likes of Resident Evil and Silent Hill in the PlayStation era but interactive entertainment has always been drawn to its darker side. From Ants to Zombies is a showcase for the remarkable range horror gaming has achieved, across six decades, from the 1970s to the 2020s, and over 70 hardware platforms, from the ZX Spectrum to the Xbox Series X."

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Games listed in book order, which divides them by theme. The thirteen themes are:
- Space Horror
- Haunted Mansions
- Terror of the Abyss
- Dark Forests
- Relentless Pursuers
- Wayward Children
- Universal Monsters
- Nature Unleashed
- Text Adventures
- Interactive Movies
- Rail Shooters
- Survival Horror
- New Retro

Games not found on IGDB/Backloggd:
- The Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora (Simulations Publications/Apple II/1981)
- House of Usher (CrystalWare/Atari 400/800/1980)
- Terror at Selachii Bay (Mike Shanto & Steve Lay/TRS-80/1980)
- The Screecher (Klei Entertainment/PC/2013)
- Nightmare Gallery (Synergistic Software/Apple II/1982)
- The Last Vampire (The Shaw Brothers/ZX Spectrum/1990)
- The House of Seven Gables (Greg Hassett/Apple II/1978)
- A Very, Very, Very Scary House (Anna Anne Anthropy/PC/2013)
- Le Pacte (Eric Chahi/Amstrad CPC/1986)
- Inner Demons (Scareware/Commodore Amiga/1994)
- The Outbreak (SilkTricky/PC/2008)
- 13 Ghosts (Software Affair/TRS-80/1983)
- Chitin Creek (DontFightDucks/PC/2014)
- The Shadow Over Hawksmill (Icon64/Commodore 64/2020)

Sinistar
Sinistar
Enemy Zero
Enemy Zero
System Shock 2
System Shock 2
Doom 3
Doom 3
Dead Space
Dead Space
Capsule
Capsule
Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation
Duskers
Duskers
Prey
Prey
Alien
Alien
Tau Ceti
Tau Ceti
Xenomorph
Xenomorph
Silent Debuggers
Silent Debuggers
Martian Gothic: Unification
Martian Gothic: Unification
The Nightjar
The Nightjar
Stowaway
Stowaway
Adr1ft
Adr1ft
Haunted House
Haunted House
Uninvited
Uninvited
Splatterhouse
Splatterhouse
The 7th Guest
The 7th Guest
Innsmouth no Yakata
Innsmouth no Yakata
Clive Barker's Undying
Clive Barker's Undying
P.T.
P.T.
Anatomy
Anatomy
What Remains of Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch
Haunted House
Haunted House
The Nightmare
The Nightmare
Don't Go Alone
Don't Go Alone
The Legacy: Realm of Terror
The Legacy: Realm of Terror
Dark Seed
Dark Seed
The Black Mirror
The Black Mirror
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Visage
Visage
Octopus
Octopus
Scuba Dive
Scuba Dive
R.M.S. Titanic
R.M.S. Titanic
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin
SOS
SOS
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
Deep Fear
Deep Fear
Echo Night
Echo Night
Cold Fear
Cold Fear
Resident Evil: Revelations
Resident Evil: Revelations
Soma
Soma
Subnautica
Subnautica
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Shark Jaws
Shark Jaws
Terror of the Deep
Terror of the Deep
The Ocean Hunter
The Ocean Hunter
Carrier
Carrier
BioShock
BioShock
Deep Sea
Deep Sea
NightCry
NightCry
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
Forbidden Forest
Forbidden Forest
Cauldron
Cauldron
Predator
Predator
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Siren
Siren
The Path
The Path
Miasmata
Miasmata
Darkwood
Darkwood
Blair Witch
Blair Witch
Necromancer
Necromancer
Night Creatures
Night Creatures
Congo the Movie: Descent into Zinj
Congo the Movie: Descent into Zinj
Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle
Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle
Alan Wake
Alan Wake
Slender: The Eight Pages
Slender: The Eight Pages
3D Monster Maze
3D Monster Maze
Halloween
Halloween
Friday the 13th: The Computer Game
Friday the 13th: The Computer Game
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Hellnight
Hellnight
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R.
Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight
Song of Horror
Song of Horror
The Phantom Slayer
The Phantom Slayer
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve
Dark Tales: From the Lost Soul
Dark Tales: From the Lost Soul
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Hysteria Project
Hysteria Project
The Evil Within
The Evil Within
The Coma: Cutting Class
The Coma: Cutting Class
Saturnalia
Saturnalia
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
Monster Party
Monster Party
Laser Ghost
Laser Ghost
Jack in the Dark
Jack in the Dark
Mansion of Hidden Souls
Mansion of Hidden Souls
VooDoo Kid
VooDoo Kid
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
ObsCure
ObsCure
Limbo
Limbo
Yomawari: Night Alone
Yomawari: Night Alone
Oxenfree
Oxenfree
Detention
Detention

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