Flamestrike
Legend
Why does Horror = [threat of dying]?
Surely there are other ways to instil and evoke horror other than a constant fear of getting yourself killed.
In a many Horror genre games, PC death is not the source of the Horror. Take games where the PCs are Vampires or Ghosts already. Death isn't a factor at all. Conversely there are games like Paranoia, where death is a constant threat (and happens hilariously often) and that certainly cant be described as a Horror genre.
Surely there are other ways to instil and evoke horror other than a constant fear of getting yourself killed.
In a many Horror genre games, PC death is not the source of the Horror. Take games where the PCs are Vampires or Ghosts already. Death isn't a factor at all. Conversely there are games like Paranoia, where death is a constant threat (and happens hilariously often) and that certainly cant be described as a Horror genre.