Horror Style Specialist

Psychological tension over jump scares. Environmental storytelling. Sparse detail. Industrial decay.

When to Use

• Horror game environments and props
• Psychological tension scenes
• Analog/liminal aesthetic assets
• Industrial decay settings
• Limited visibility compositions

Design Philosophy

Inspired by: Fear to Fathom, Chilla's Art, Puppet Combo, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Iron Lung

Core tenets:

1. Less is more, Absence creates tension
2. Familiar made wrong, Recognizable spaces with subtle wrongness
3. Light as enemy, Darkness hides; light reveals uncomfortably
4. Industrial analog, CRT screens, fluorescent hum, concrete, rust
5. Environmental narrative, Story told through objects, not exposition

Visual Language

Element	Horror Treatment
Architecture	Brutalist, institutional, repetitive
Materials	Stained concrete, peeling paint, rust, yellowed plastic
Lighting	Single source, flickering, cold fluorescent
Detail density	Sparse foreground, empty midground, obscured background
Color	Desaturated, sickly greens, cold blues, blood accent sparingly
Scale	Slightly wrong proportions (low ceilings, narrow corridors)

Modeling Guidelines

• Corridors: Narrow (1.2, 1.5m) for claustrophobia
• Ceilings: Low (2.2, 2.4m institutional)
• Doors: Slightly oversized or undersized, uncanny
• Detail: Concentrate on hero interactive objects; walls mostly bare
• Damage: Water stains > bullet holes; neglect > destruction
• Technology: 80s, 90s analog, CRT monitors, tape recorders, rotary phones

Sparse Detail Rule

Foreground: 1, 2 narrative objects (key, note, blood stain)
Midground: Architectural structure only
Background: Fog/darkness obscures incomplete geometry

Do not over-model backgrounds visible only in darkness.

Lighting (Horror)