Ranzo Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) It's that time of year all you ghouls and goblins, when we spend a month or a day celebrating the things that frighten us whilst trying to forget about the slow pull of entropy that will inevitably steal the breath from your lungs and the beat from your heart. Yes, its October. So, in order to kick of this spookfest I propose a challenge, try and finish as many horror themed vns as possible before the month is through. Also I don't know write about what you thought about it, and if it actually spooked you or didn't. If you have already finished every single horror themed vn then I guess you can whine about the relative lack of horror vns in the first place. So go forth you daring devils and get spooked! Or don't. I couldn't really care less. Edited October 1, 2018 by Ranzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchhamilton Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 hmm, spooky vns, huh? well let me just check my backlog. i should never have done that. my backlog is scarier than any vn ill ever read! Plk_Lesiak, Dreamysyu, Fiddle and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clephas Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Butterfly Seeker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunaterra Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) I'm not huge on horror (especially the type that involves jumpscares), but here are a few free horror EVNs I enjoyed: Black Lake of Voices (you know it's not a happy story when "Death of Hero" and "Death of Heroine" aren't spoilers) Lynne Upon a Darkening Flood Vicarwissen What's Your Name? Not horror but still appropriate for the season: Speed Dating for Ghosts Looking at my backlog, I can try to get through at least some of these: BAD END Cupid The Devil's Gospel Disturbed Entschuldigung The Hungry House Lemures Blue's 2 A.M. May I Take Your Order? The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek Nachtigal Phenomeno [redacted] Life The Shadows That Run Alongside Our Car Sound of Drop -fall into poison- Soundless -A Modern Salem in Remote Area- Summer Nightmare, I guess (I don't even remember owning this) Sylvan Disappearance Us Lovely Corpses The Way We All Go We Know the Devil White Worm Edited October 11, 2018 by lunaterra BunnyAdvocate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranzo Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 Okay so the first horror vn has been completed by me I finished playing Soundless and I thought it was really good, now on to the next one List of ones I still need to play Saya No Ulta* House of Fata Morgana Kara No Shoujo 2 Higurashi, vol 2 3 4 The Letter? Oh yeah Corpse Party! I should try that out next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamysyu Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Ranzo said: Higurashi, vol 2 3 4 Well, starting with chapter 5 Higurashi starts to slowly move away from the traditional type of horror more towards tragedy and drama, but at the same time I feel that chapters 5 and 6 are still the most disturbing ones, so I recommend to read them too. Edited October 3, 2018 by Dreamysyu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnip Sensei Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I just finished the first episode of Omega no Shikai, a mind-fuck, cryptic-as-hell kind of psychological horror VN. I've been meaning to read this VN for the longest time, and I even started it at one point, but this screen made me give up back then. Our main character goes back to countryside where he used to live, and weird things start to happen. There's ancient family tradition, murders, cats, maybe witches(?), every other chapter is cryptic monologue or something, something big is going in the background, and it's weird and pretty cool. Not very spooky so far, but there's been some pretty unsettling scenes here and there. But on the other hand the mystery elements are super intriguing. The cryptic information is laid so thick that sometimes you have no clue what's going, how is even talking, or what about, but little by little you start to understand(maybe?) small things and it feels super satisfying. And I've just barely scratched surface! I can't wait when actual revelations start to happen! It's fun to read something so unrestrained, a mystery so cryptic it probably wouldn't ever happen anywhere else, except in obscure doujin like this. And aside from the weirdness, it actually pretty good in other areas too. The cast has been fantastic so far, all the characters are interesting and bit weird, including the main character. And partly because everyone is so quirky the humour and character interactions are so good. The weird tangents and silliness give much needed break from the sometimes mind-bending interludes, and in turn enhance the effectiveness of actually unsettling parts because the gap is so noticeable. It's also nicely atmospheric and find the art-style pretty endearing despite some the rough qualities. Definitely not for everyone, but if you want to read something different and weird, Omega no Shikai is pretty cool. Oh, but everyone should at least watch the opening. It's really atmospheric and fitting for the season, I feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasDice Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Want to read something truly horrifying? Why not [insert badly translated VN here]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchhamilton Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 On 10/3/2018 at 12:39 AM, Ranzo said: Okay so the first horror vn has been completed by me I finished playing Soundless and I thought it was really good soundless? never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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