Dead Space 2’s 10 Most Horrifying Moments

Any time a video game is touted as "scary" or "terrifying," the Internet will inevitably fill up with macho players trashing it and talking about how they've been more scared by all the weights they've been lifting instead. The classification of what makes a game fall into the survival-horror genre then ensues, exposing the purists ("If you have more than two bullets and don't spend most of the game solving puzzles, it ain't scary!") and the progressives ("Sure, you're mowing down enemies with an infinite rocket launcher, but they have, like, three eyes! Scary, bro.")

Christian Law

Published: Feb 5, 2013 11:35 am

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[h2]Baby Necromorph[/h2]

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At one point in the game, as Isaac continues to explore the huge expanse of the Sprawl, he enters a school for young children, which has tragically been ravaged by the invasion. Walking by a window, he sees a woman who has survived the attack, beckoning for something off screen. We get to fix our attention on one of the most disturbing images in the series: a baby, transformed into a Necromorph bomb, crawls towards the woman. As the poor baby reaches the survivor, they embrace and hug each other until the baby explodes, killing them both in a splatter of motherly blood. Good luck having children, let alone sleeping, after witnessing that.

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Christian Law

An avid gamer, moviegoer and music lover, he can be found giving his opinion on entertainment to anybody who will listen, and especially to those who won't. Otherwise, he's busy writing film and music reviews over at the Speakeasy Online Magazine.