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– a cellphone/camera/computer/MP3 player/personal organizer/video game system – it didn’t take long for appli- cations to appear that are aimed squarely at horror fans. But search- ing for “horror,” “scary” or even “Hal- loween” tends to reveal either kids’ stuff or programs that simply recycle online public domain material or add zombies and pumpkins to an existing download – almost anyone, it seems, can crank out a half-assed app. We searched through hundreds of so- called horror-themed apps, read re- views and tested a bunch out, to come up with the top ten worthy of making your iPhone a little wickeder.
W 10 SILENT HILL: THE ESCAPE
(Konami Digital Entertainment) It ain’t perfect, but it is the very first console horror franchise game to get
an iPhone exclusive version. Silent Hill: The Escape is a first-person shooter set in a dark, dank, hospi- tal-like labyrinth, where players have to pick up keys and batteries (for your flashlight) and shoot various creepy crawlies, including those faceless nurses. It’s slow and a bit tough to maneuver, but the soundtrack is creepy and graphics are effec- tively claustrophobic. Good for a few scares.
$4.99 9 BLOODY BOX
(LOLriffic Stuff) Simple but effective, this app pro- duces disgusting squishing sounds,
as if you were playing with someone’s insides. Poke or shake the screen and – voila! – attract disgusted looks from everyone around you.
FREE RM56 5 HORROR
MASTER TRIVIA (Babaroga)
Fright film fanatics, it’s
time for a know-it-all challenge with Horror Master Trivia. Divided by themes such as The Classics, New Blood, 1990s Carnage, Women of Hor- ror, 1980s Blood Bath and so on, you
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8 ZOMBIEVILLE USA
(Mika Mobile) Welcome to Zom- bieville, USA, where
you’re a redneck with a gun and a re- animated corpse problem. Blast away those pesky rotters while picking up money (to buy more guns, of course) and ammo before you become an un- happy meal for the undead, who come fast and furious in this fun side-scroller.
$1.99 7 THEREMINATOR
(Yonac) By making use of the iPhone’s touch-screen
capabilities, aspiring old-school mon- ster movie soundtrack composers can control a virtual theremin by running their fingers across a grid that controls the pitch and volume. Additional tweaks, such as echo, tremolo, feed- back and delay allow for a surprising range of creepy sounds.
$2.99 6 HORROR RACING
(Chillingo) Monster hot rods meet Rock ’N Roll
Racing (remember that battle car title for the Super Nintendo?) in Hor- ror Racing. Choose your character (monster, giant eyeball) and car (in- cluding a hearse), and the race is on. Pick up bullets and explosives in order to eliminate the creepy com- petition. Mastering the tiny steering wheel in the corner of the screen takes practice – you gotta develop those deadly drivin’ skills!
$2.99 3 100 HORROR STORIES, SOUNDS,
AND SCARES (288 Vroom)
Talk about a deadly deal. For $0.99, you get 100 novels, novellas and short stories, including The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Phantom of the Opera, most of Poe’s output and some lesser known works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. On top of this, it features some decent spooky noises and an “auto-scare func- tion,” which unleashes a frightening sound when you’re in the middle of a tale, giving these public domain staples a new spin.
$0.99 2 FREAKY FOTOS PRO
(Whiteboard Ventures) Start your own hoaxes by adding ghosts to
your iPhone pics. Freaky Fotos has 22 to choose from, including creepy
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start at ten questions and go up from there with each successive round. Get a certain percentage correct and you advance. While it begins ridiculously easy (“Who starred as Freddy Krueger?”), things do get tough (“What short film was the precursor to The Evil Dead?”). The only drawback is that it doesn’t tell you the right answer when you get one wrong.
$0.99 4 ZOMBIE PIZZA
(Appy Entertainment) This puzzle game re- quires you to make
pizzas, according to the undead chef’s recipes, in order to feed the angry zombies banging at your door. The ingredients – heart, brains, guts, eyes, etc. – arrive on a conveyor belt, and you have to pick the right ones to create the right ’za for the mob. Screw up the order or drag your own feet and you’re the next meal in this addictive title. A free demo version is available too.
$1.99
kids and weird faces, and each one comes with its own story. To help them fit naturally into your shot, you can resize and choose the placement in the frame. There’s no function to adjust transparency, unfortunately, but Freaky Fotos still makes a helluva spectral photo-bomb.
$1.99 1 iPOSSESSED
(Greg Beaman) Use iPossessed to turn your iPhone into
a conduit for demonic noises by choosing whispers, screams, violent rattling, evil-speak, etc. Just set the timer (up to 999 seconds), then leave it within earshot. Or, better yet, swap iPhones with someone and watch him or her scream when the otherworldly noises begin. And touching the screen won’t make the program go away. Victims have to hit the “home” button, which will take just long enough to rattle their cages.
$0.99
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