Folk horror through the world | Part. III
We’re back for the third installment of this series of articles dedicated to folklore around the world, with a particular focus on folk horror. You can find parts one and two on…
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Folk horror through the world | Part. II
Two years ago, on Point’n’Think, we published an article that took you on a journey around the world… through the lens of folk horror. Many horror games draw on historical events or…
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Folklore around the world
Folklore around the world Horror games are legion, but there’s also a sub-genre inherited from cinema and literature: folk horror. And far from being a source of terror alone, folk horror is…
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Found Footage & Folk Horror
Folk horror and found footage seem, at first glance, to belong to distinct aesthetic spheres: one is rooted in a mythical past where ancient beliefs manifest themselves through landscapes and occult rituals;…
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The Art Of Alan Wake 2
One of the oldest comparisons we can still hear made to video games is to the cinema. Despite the passing years, we’re still trying to compare the 10th and 7th art. The…