What is Psychological horror?
A '''psychological horror''' is a type of [[horror]] and psychological fiction used in [[movies]], [[games]], and [[books]]. It is used to make the viewer unsettled and uncomfortable. This type of horror is close to [[psychological thriller]], because they both have [[Mystery fiction|mysteries]] most of the time and have unreliable or disturbed [[characters]] to make the [[drama]] and [[action]] bigger, so they can make the story less [[happy]] and [[Sadness|sadder]]. [[Roman Polanski]] made bright examples of this genre - [[Repulsion]] and [[Rosemary's Baby]]. [[Japanese horror|Japanese]] and [[Korean horror]] stories are also famous for using psychological horror to scare people. == In video games == In video games psychological horror is a subgenre of [[Survival horror|horror games]]. Such famous franchises as [[Silent Hill]], [[Fatal Frame]], [[Amnesia (video game)|Amnesia]], [[Outlast]], Phantasmagoria, and [[Doom]] used psychological horror elements. {{stub}} [[Category:Movie genres]] [[Category:Horror]] [[Category:Psychological horror games| ]]