The leaves are starting to turn colors, people are breaking out their sweaters, and streamers are suddenly playing tons of horror games. Fall has arrived and with it are plenty of fun activities to enjoy. The best way to experience all these wonderful activities is with your friends and the occasional horror game monster.
Horror game monsters don’t only like popping out and getting a good jump scare on players; they also enjoy all the lovely activities that make autumn so great. Here are some of gaming’s most iconic horror monsters and their favorite activities to explore during the season.
10 Take A Hike To Look At Autumn Foliage With Laura
Just picture a scenic hike through the woods, birds chirping in the canopy, falling leaves displaying the vibrance and beauty of autumn, and you, hand in hand in hand in hand with Laura Victoriano from The Evil Within. Arguably too many hands. If you get lost in the woods, she’ll almost always be able to find you, thanks to her teleporting powers.
9 Host A Friendsgiving With Lady Dimitrescu
There are few better things to celebrate than time with your friends, which is why Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village would make such a great guest for a Friendsgiving. You know she’ll be bringing Bela, Daniela, and Cassandra as well, and if it’s a potluck dinner, that’s like, four dishes for one invite. Not to mention they come with some cool party tricks like summoning bugs and drinking blood.
8 Build A Bonfire With Godrick The Grafted
While not strictly from a horror game, Godrick the Gifted from Elden Ring certainly fits the horror monster mold. Between the arms, Frankenstein’s Monster design, and his cozy cloak, Godrick fits the autumn aesthetic.
Inviting him to a bonfire is guaranteed to be a grand ol’ time, especially if you forgot the firewood. If he happens to bring his dragon-head arm, he can turn anything into a bonfire.
7 Get A Pumpkin Spiced Latte With The Xenomorph
Little known fact, Xenomorphs love pumpkin spice. Everyone loves pumpkin spice, but the Xenomorphs from Alien: Isolation crave it. It’s what drives them to go to such great lengths to stalk all the characters in the Alien games. Xenomorphs also have adapted to drinking PSLs perfectly, with their secondary tongue-mouth able to get to the bottom of the cup more efficiently than any other horror game monster.
6 Go To A Haunted House With The Broken Neck Woman From Fatal Frame
If you’re looking for a good scare, there’s no better activity to do than to go to a haunted house. You can scale the scary level from family to absolutely intense, whatever you’re jonesing for this autumn season.
By bringing the Broken Neck Woman from Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll be able to scare the people working the haunted house; it’s fun all around. The best part of the Broken Neck Woman is if there isn’t a haunted house near you, she’ll turn every house you’re in into a haunted house.
5 Pick Out Halloween Costumes With Ludwig The Accursed
Ludwig the Accursed from Bloodborne has the unfortunate affliction of being a giant horse-man fusion. This nightmare scenario from the depths of body horror may be a blessing in disguise for someone looking for the perfect costume partner.
He can be a giant horse, wearing one of those two-person horse costumes all on his own. He could be a centaur; just trade out his Holy Moonlight Sword for a bow and arrow to complete the look. The two of you could even be a camel, with you as the hump and Ludwig as everything else.
4 Get Lost In A Corn Maze With Nemesis
Bringing Nemesis from Resident Evil 3 with you into a corn maze makes every corn maze easy as pie. He’s big enough that you’ll be able to see him over the stalks if you lose him. And even if you lose him, you know he’ll be creeping around every corner or just creating his own paths straight through the corn directly toward you. And with Nemesis’ rocket launcher, you’ll be able to clear a path through the corn if you get really lost.
3 Horror Movies With The Witch
Watching horror movies with your friends is a great way to spend the early autumn evenings. Watching any movie with the Witch from Left 4 Dead ensures you’ll have plenty of jumpscares no matter what you put on. The Witch will scream at the funny and scary parts, from drama films to the darkest horror. Prepare to have your popcorn go flying every time she gets scared.
2 Apple Picking With Slender Man
Picking apples with friends is such an iconic fall activity to do, but the unfortunate downside is that everyone does it. If you plan a friend date on the weekend, there will be tons of competition for all the good apples. Not a problem if you bring Slender Man Slender: The Arrival with you. Picking off the apples from the top of the tree means you’ll get the best apples those trees can provide, and you’ll make a great friend along the way.
1 Pumpkin Carving With Pyramid Head
What could be more iconic than going to a farm, picking out your favorite pumpkin, and carving it into a spooky jack-o-lantern with your best friend, Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2, or as you know him, the Red Pyramid Thing. You won’t feel guilty for using his Great Knife because there’s nothing better than carving your pumpkins together.