As discussed in my Question of the Month response last week, it’s often the strangest things that scare us. Video games such as Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Outlast can be terrifying but it’s often the subtler things which remain in our minds long afterwards. We all have those gaming moments that have stuck with us, the memory of which only surfaces during the dark of night, scratching at the corner of our brains and making our hair stand on end…

In honour of Halloween and all things eerie, Brandon over at That Green Dude posed a question to the community recently: what is your spookiest video game moment? Below is the list of my own, which includes a few expected horror titles; but there are also a few less obvious releases that may just surprise you.

Warning: some spoilers are included below so if you haven’t played a title…