I’m convinced horror games are the best medium for horror. I love reading horror fiction and watching horror movies too. I just feel like when playing a good horror game, the player is “in the drivers seat”. I’m open to hearing other opinions though!
Mixed media that you don’t realize is mixed.
One time I was reading a webtoon, and out of nowhere it played a jump scare video. I didn’t realize it wasn’t just a series of images.
Not that jump scares are high quality horror, it was just something interesting.
Imagine reading a book that somehow magically played creepy subtle sound effects to fuck with your subconscious as you read. An audiobook could maybe do something like that, although you’d be more primed for it. Maybe an ebook could do it somehow.
I remember playing the FEAR demo and it would subtly start mixing in a raising heartbeat prior to a jump scare to dial up your anxiety.