TY - BOOK ID - 146017906 TI - Horror video games : essays on the fusion of fear and play AU - Perron, Bernard AU - Barker, Clive PY - 2015 SN - 9780786441976 0786441976 PB - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., DB - UniCat KW - Video games KW - Horror. KW - Psychological aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:146017906 AB - In this in-depth critical and theoretical analysis of the horror genre in video games, 14 essays explore the cultural underpinnings of horror's allure for gamers and the evolution of "survival" themes. The techniques and story effects of specific games such as Resident Evil, Call of Cthulhu, and Silent Hill are examined individually. ER -