With the popularity of escape rooms and immersive haunted experiences, the survival games horror sub-genre has been growing.
What starts off as a horror fanboys dream takes a sadistic, unrelenting turn.
Final Girlexplores darkness in humanity, the thrill of the hunt, and the psychology of fear.
Could the last man standing survive this macabre game?
Circlegives us a tension-filled, constantly evolving story.
One of the strongest recent examples of socially conscious survival games horror isSpiral: From the Book of Saw.
Image via Vertical Entertainment
He speaks out against his peers even at the risk of being the precincts snitch.
Still, those who take advantage of their power far outnumber the cops like Zeke who dont.
Survival game horror films offer an entrapping, nightmarish reality with the looming fear of death.
Image via Lionsgate
In this, they offer an inspiring metaphor of life even among such terrifying odds.
Hope is never truly lost if you fight and keep playing the game.
Alternatively, these films can offer a warning of what fear can turn you into.
Image via Electric Entertainment
Some survive, but lose themselves along the way.
Image via Cinedigm
Image via Hulu
Image via Netflix
Image via Universal Pictures
Image via Lionsgate.
Image via Sony Pictures Releasing
