Behind the Moe character designs, these characters have dark secrets that are revealed over and over again the night of the village's annual festival
Higurashi (When They Cry)
Instead of going to Summer camp, this horror villain went to space camp in this 2001 film
Jason X jason voorhees
The Stephen King of Japan
Junji Ito
This 2019 film shows how much "fun" a commune/ festival can be
MIDSOMMAR
How do you get rid of ghosts/spirits? Photography of course
Fatal Frame
What do you get when mix anime high school with Final Destination you get this 2012 anime series
Another
This slasher villain starred in his own reality TV series in 2002 showing his skills to the worldwide web. Not sure if Busta Rhymes is coming back to host the next season though
Halloween Resurrection or Micheal Myers
After the success of Get Out this producer has gained name recognition adding new twists and takes to the horror genre with films such as Happy Death Day and the 2018 Holloween movie.
Jason Blum
Two brothers captured and torture a family with the ultimate aim of their game to see if the family will survive until the next day. Originally made in 1997 and received a shot for shot remake in 2007
Funny Games
This 2017 Visual novel is a meta examination of a visual novel asking players to reload files and delete characters from the file directory
Doki Doki Literature Club!
A brain surgeon descends into madness after choosing to save one life over another
Monster
While you might be good at a Rubik's Cube you might not want to mess around with this puzzle box or he'll show up
Pinhead (Hellraiser)
This director is known for his Body Horror films including The Fly and Videodrome
David Cronenberg
This 2006 film starring Ellen Page teaches its male views maybe don't go onto online chat rooms
Hard Candy
Twin Peaks meets the Sega Dreamcast in this 2010 game
Deadly Premonition
This school club will teach you how to survive a zombie outbreak and have fun along the way
School-Live!
Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street)
This Austrian director is known for his psychological suspense films that can be a tough watch. That examines the routines of everyday life. These films include Funny Games and Caché
Michael Haneke
This 1999 film will make you wince and scrum, when a Wire saw, comes into play
Audition
This 2003 Japanese stealth horror game is a mixture of the butterfly effect and the 2004 movie the village
Siren
A medical student wants to learn about these evil immortal beings. He soon learns he's becoming one of them
Ajin: Demi-Human
If this horror villain taught us anything consumerism can be hazardous to your health
Chucky (Child's Play)
This anime writer is known for adding weird and creepy atmosphere to his work which includes Big O S2, Ghost hound, and Serial Experiments Lain
Chiaki J. Konaka
This 1999 Black comedy horror film show the corporate world can drive some individuals to murder
American Psyco
This 2003 horror game has a sanity meter that went further and further down as the game went on
Eternal Darkness