{"product_id":"the-world-of-scary-video-bernard-perron-9781501316197","title":"The World of Scary Video Games: A Study in Videoludic Horror","description":"As for film and literature, the horror genre has been very popular in the video game. \u003ci\u003eThe World of Scary Video Games\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive overview of the videoludic horror, dealing with the games labelled as \"survival horror\" as well as the mainstream and independent works associated with the genre. It examines the ways in which video games have elicited horror, terror and fear since \u003ci\u003eHaunted House\u003c\/i\u003e (1981). Bernard Perron combines an historical account with a theoretical approach in order to offer a broad history of the genre, outline its formal singularities and explore its principal issues. It studies the most important games and game series, from \u003ci\u003eHaunted House (\u003c\/i\u003e1981) to \u003ci\u003eAlone in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e (1992- ), \u003ci\u003eResident Evil\u003c\/i\u003e(1996-present), \u003ci\u003eSilent Hill\u003c\/i\u003e (1999-present), \u003ci\u003e Fatal Frame\u003c\/i\u003e (2001-present), \u003ci\u003e Dead Space\u003c\/i\u003e (2008-2013), \u003ci\u003e Amnesia: the Dark Descent\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), and \u003ci\u003eThe Evil Within\u003c\/i\u003e(2014). Accessibly written, \u003ci\u003eThe World of Scary Video Games\u003c\/i\u003ehelps the reader to trace the history of an important genre of the video game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Perron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501316192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501316197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018","brand":"Bernard Perron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935195332863,"sku":"9781501316197","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8901b971-0233-45b7-b356-ad4cc9f623f8.jpg?v=1681418409","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-world-of-scary-video-bernard-perron-9781501316197","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}