I’ve been writing horror material for RPGs for over ten years. I’ve run horror games for much longer, dating back to the early 90s. In all that time, I keep hearing a strange declaration.
“Oh, I can't run horror games in the modern day. Technology makes them not scary and too easy.”
My knee...
Anyone who thinks smart phones and the internet make horror impossible are simply unimaginative. Sure, a lot of old horror cliches and tropes are thwarted by access to this but, if you can’t work around it, or just not use tired cliches, you simply aren’t that creative.
Anyone who thinks smart phones and the internet make horror impossible are simply unimaginative. Sure, a lot of old horror cliches and tropes are thwarted by access to this but, if you can’t work around it, or just not use tired cliches, you simply aren’t that creative.