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Urban legends, particularly horrific ones, have come back into vogue among Internet communities, where they are referred to as "creepypasta". Some of the more popular examples have been adapted into video games.
These spooky entities are the spirits of the dead, returned from beyond their graves for generally sinister purposes. There's generally about even odds whether a particular ghost will be helpful or malevolent towards the living, but some ghosts just want to be left alone entirely.
Giants are tall humanoid beings, found in mythology and various fairy tales. They are usually portrayed as being slow-witted and quick to anger, though gentler kinds also exist.
Horror games influenced predominantly by the look, feel, and themes of Japanese horror cinema, or non-horror games that allude to the cultural horror aesthetic. J-Horror, or psychological horror, is sometimes classified as a sub-genre of survival horror.
A traditional Japanese vengeful ghost. Common appearance tropes include long, stringy black hair (which usually obscures the face) and a white dress or kimono.
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