LOS ANGELES – In space, no one can hear you scream. But sitting in front of a game console in a darkened room, it turns out people can definitely hear you shriek. And whimper. And curse like Pvt.

Having worked as a writer since 2014, Martin Wood started as a gaming academic before joining GameRant. His passion and aspirations for the field began with his childhood favorites, like Pokemon ...

Truth: there’s no form of entertainment better at scaring us than video games. Movies, TV shows, books, comics… all these things can be terrifying, when done well. But games have the innate advantage ...