Reel Horror

Reel Horror is a horror game in which you play as the projectionist at an old, rundown cinema. You screen dusty films from the projection room, but each reel pulls you inside its story. Each film is a standalone short experience lasting 5–10 minutes, with stories that range from ghostly and surreal to gory, grim or grotesquely absurd. You play through three movies each night, and as you explore more reels, the horror may begin to leak into the real world.

The projection room

The projection room serves as your hub, where you choose which cursed film to screen next. It changes over time, and new horrors appear with each spin of the reel.

The movies

The anthology includes eight films:

• Arachnophobia Express (1979): A rider clings to a speeding minecart deep underground as a ravenous spider emerges from the webs.
• Chalk White (1974): On a deserted playground, a child rolls marbles into a chalk circle, guided by an unseen force. The stakes grow with every turn, and losing has a price.
• Drums of the Damned (1971): A survivor of a doomed flight is discovered by a tribe of cannibals and must face the shaman’s trial by matching the rhythm of the drums.
• Fred the Head (1937): A forgotten carnival reel shows a strange game involving a crude contraption of gears and wood, a rolling head and a long-dead crowd.
• Hinahabal (1974): A driver on a mountain road is hunted by the manananggal, a half-woman, half-winged creature. The only way forward is to reach the end of the road before dawn.
• Shudder Lake (1977): An old fisherman drifts alone on a rainy night as something waits beneath the lake’s surface.
• Ten Plates to Midnight (1967): A chef works in a decaying kitchen, where orders keep coming and the ingredients are no longer what they used to be. Perfection is demanded, and failure is on the menu.
• The Devil’s Hand (1968): A desperate gambler stakes his soul against Death itself in a game of cards and a moving planchette.

Short horror stories

Each playable horror short has good and bad endings. The films feature stylized visuals and varied gameplay, and can be played in brief sessions or in full-night marathons.