The Art of the Uncanny in Video Games

Описание: My ode to horror and just gaming in general. My rebellion against AI taking over academic writing, my return to video essays, and my favorite video thus far. Enjoy :)

CW: this video contains historical content about sexism, misogyny, transphobia and homophobia.

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00:00 - The Uncanny
04:56 - The Liminal
14:20 - The Existential (slight spoilers, detailed disclaimer shortly after timestamp)
25:48 - The Political (slight spoilers, detailed disclaimer shortly after timestamp)
41:59 - Gaming is the most uncanny medium of all

Sources Cited:

The Uncanny (Freud, Sigmund. 1919)
The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely (Vidler, Anthony. 1992)
On the Psychology of the Uncanny (Jentsch, Ernst. 1906)
The Female Thermometer (Castle, Terry. 1995)
The Newgate Calendar on Mary (Charles) Hamilton: https://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng...
The Female Husband (Fielding, Henry. 1746)

Media Cited (that was not cited in the video; in order):

Iron Lung (2022)
Dreamcore (2025)
The Stanley Parable (2013)
2:22AM (2014)
NaissanceE (2014)
Frankenstein [film] (1931)

Music Cited (in order):

Dance With Night Wind (Silent Hill 3 OST)
Piano 2 (Phantasmagoria OST)
Dream (Xenon: Mugen No Shitai OST)
3pm (Animal Crossing OST)
Seahorse - Brotin
K.K. Synth (Animal Crossing: New Leaf OST)
12pm (Animal Crossing OST)
12am (Animal Crossing OST)
Mysterious Flower - Mandala Dreams
The Attic (Rule of Rose OST)
Clouds - Lars Meyer
Final Hours (The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask OST)
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major (J.S. Bach)
Solvo - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Who's At the Window - Lennon Hutton
Serenity (Resident Evil 4 OST)
Your Affection (Persona 4 OST)
Slipping - Shuta Yasukochi
Who's There (Persona 4 OST)
Stockings Waltz - Franz Gordon
Omen (Persona 4 OST)
Don't Walk Alone - Trailer Worx
A Heart Left Waiting - Johannes Bornlof
Peregrine - Trevor Kowalski
What Goes Around - Enigmanic
Philosophia - David Celeste