Second in the Halloween series. This time, looking at Survival Horror. The genre was born from the 1989 game, Sweet Home, but would become established by the early entries of the Alone in the Dark franchise, before becoming famous thanks to Resident Evil and Silent Hill. What makes Survival Horror so scary? Generally the sense that you are trapped somewhere, surrounded on all sides by creatures that want to kill you and while you have a chance to fight back, supplies are limited and each choice made can drastically affect your chances of making it out alive. Death awaits every turn.
In this case, I took a little inspiration from Resident Evil and some folk horror, as the two actually work well together and imagined a character on a tour of a remote area. Oddly, one that sees a high chance of people going missing. Perhaps her bike breaks down. Perhaps by accident or something more sinister. But unfortunately for her, the village she finds herself in has a secret. A beast prowls the night and to protect themselves, the villagers offer a sacrifice, a stranger for their children, a fair price to them after all. Now, our hero must survive the beast and the villagers who will make sure that a sacrifice is had and their secret remains safe.