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Xbox One Backward Compatible Horror Game Guide

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Microsoft has been steadily growing the Xbox One’s library of backward compatible video games since the feature went live last November, and though the selection of horror titles that can be found among them is still somewhat paltry, it’s beginning to get interesting. So rather than cover each new title or batch of titles, we’re going to use this handy guide instead.

I’ll keep this up-to-date so all you need to do when you’re itching to play something spooky from the era of the Xbox 360 is check back here to see what’s available.

Alan Wake
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Dark Souls
Dead Space
Doom
Doom II
Doom 3: BFG Edition
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2

A complete list can be found on Major Nelson’s blog, but that’s it for horror games. If you’d like to make that woefully sparse list a little less sad, Microsoft has left it up to the community to determine what comes next. So with that in mind, here are some horror games you may want to vote for.

[VOTE] Shadows of the Damned
[VOTE] BioShock
[VOTE] Catherine
[VOTE] Condemned 2: Bloodshot
[VOTE] Dante’s Inferno
[VOTE] Deadly Premonition
[VOTE] Shadows of the Damned
[VOTE] Dead Island
[VOTE] Dead Island: Riptide
[VOTE] Dead Rising
[VOTE] Dead Rising 2
[VOTE] Dead Space 2
[VOTE] Dead Space 3
[VOTE] Deadlight
[VOTE] F.E.A.R.
[VOTE] F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
[VOTE] Shadows of the Damned
[VOTE] F.E.A.R. 3
[VOTE] Lollipop Chainsaw
[VOTE] Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
[VOTE] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
[VOTE] Resident Evil: Revelations
[VOTE] Shadows of the Damned
[VOTE] Silent Hill: HD Collection
[VOTE] Silent Hill: Homecoming
[VOTE] Silent Hill: Downpour
[VOTE] Splatterhouse
[VOTE] Shadows of the Damned!

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Legendary Grimdark ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Artist John Blanche Has Passed Away at 78

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In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).

Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.

While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.

The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.

Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.

We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.

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