2013 was a great year for horror fans. The resurgence of video game horror is undoubtedly sure to please gamers that love the rush of adrenaline that accompanies especially spooky in-game moments. With the year winding down, we asked IGN Editors to share what moments of 2013 produced the biggest scares in their life. So if you're a horror fan, pay attention!
Then again, if you're like me and get the heebie-jeebies just from that creepy floating hand in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, these memories below might best be considered a list of games to avoid at all costs. - Justin Davis
Outlast is the stuff that nightmares are made of. From the first time I played it in a pitch black, claustrophobic closet at PAX East 2013 to when I reviewed it a few months ago, the game did an impeccable job of throwing me in the depths of a complete hell. The single moment that continues to stick out to me comes in the opening moments, shortly after your plucky journalist has gained access to Mount Massive Asylum. Like any good horror setting, the lights in many of the rooms were out, so I had to use the night-vision setting on my camcorder in order to make any sense of the darkness. Through the green and black blur, I slowly opened a door, only to find myself staring directly at a body swaying from a noose. The sound cue at that moment caused me the jump, and immediately sprint to the other side of a room. As soon as I thought I’d made it to safety, another body reached out to me, and an impaled man rattled off a death knell that forced me to take a moment and collect myself somewhere far away from my PC. - Marty Sliva
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