10 Scary Enemies From Non-Horror Games

You need only listen to children singing nursery rhymes to know that even the most innocent of things can be truly horrifying, and the video game world is no different. Super Mario 64, Minecraft, Ecco The Dolphin; everywhere you look there are terrifying enemies and horrifying monsters haunting even the most innocuous games. Here are the 10 Scary Enemies From Non-Horror Games.
VO: Peter Austin (@ThatPeterAustin)
Script: Tyler Bramley (@TylerBramley3)
Video Editor: Liam Carroll (IG: ThatGeordieLiam)
#SuperMario64 #Minecraft #RedDeadRedemption2
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[@oscardaslouch]

I’ve been playing Skyrim on various formats for donkeys of years now but those bloody Giant Frostbite spiders get me every time! 😱

[@imakeshoes1]

Same!!! Those spiders are still my most creepy enemy is any game!

[@draig97]

This is your finest list yet, not even for the subject matter, but the script, references and everything is all pure gold Blessings of the algorithm be upon you

[@thomasdascombe4939]

This is a really nice and well written compliment. I love this channel for so many reasons but one is definitely the quality of the other subscribers is so high. Cheers

[@mrawesome6255]

I would have added in Monster Ock from Spider-Man 2000 that boss was so freaking scary had nightmares for days

[@AnnDVine]

"I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS A SCARY ALIEN GAME!!!" -Griffin McElroy

[@craggl0rd]

Queen Vanessa from Subcon Forest Manor on A Hat in Time is nightmare fuel even as an adult. Wtf was that?! For a cutesy platformer it was so unexpected. Dahaka from Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is an honourable mention too. Definitely hated running away from that chonky smoke demon when he appears outta nowhere.

[@Christian-rn1ur]

The bunker in Uncharted really caught me off guard, I did nazi that coming.

[@roodboy606]

That’s how I felt with the Flood in the first halo. Uncharted did a little bit for me as well. Up until that point I kept telling my friends it was a less sci-fi tomb raider.

[@crazydud3380]

Yeah, the first one has a horror section. 2 kind of has that, but doesn't commit. 3 does have the insect and spider hordes, but that is in line with the Indiana Jones inspiration, and the flaming skull guys weren't real. 4 is far more grounded than the rest of the series, though the catacomb is rather foreboding. Lost Legacy doesn't try to do anything scary at any point.

[@roodboy606]

@@crazydud3380 it also wasn’t shocking in the sequel when they introduced a supernatural element. I would’ve been annoyed if they tried to make it a jump scare type twist in Uncharted 2.

[@roodboy606]

I honestly was annoyed how formulaic it felt during the flaming skull part until you find out it isn’t real. So I think even they realized the pattern.

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Nicely done my friend

[@rickg2967]

The real #1 is the Yeti in the 1991 DOS game Ski Free. That thing gave me nightmares.

[@sugreev2001]

Love that you omitted the most popularly used examples in this relatively common list. This is why this channel is awesome!

[@daniel_361]

These anglerfish are the most terrifying things I've ever seen in a video game, and I feel that they were never meant to be THAT horrible. But something about the fact that they don't move at all, except their hair, and react INSTANTLY when you are too loud is so unsettling that I avoided Dark Bramble as long as I could.

[@Sir_Psych]

Spot on with Ecco the Dolphin. I got that game when it came out when I was very young. I did not get through too much of it on my own, maybe a few levels, then my cousin and I discovered that you could just type random stuff into the password system that it had. We jumped all around the levels having a good time until we ended at the final level. My god. The horror we felt as we went through this to get to the boss was terrifying. A slight feeling of dread comes to me whenever I think of that moment.

[@josephmoon2412]

Omg that teletubbies bear is the stuff of legend. Truly a work of absolute horror, and don’t get me started on the lion...

[@HanDaimond]

Max Payne's dream sequences scared the hell out of me.

[@joshgallichan308]

Those gave me nightmares

[@lmcgregoruk]

@@joshgallichan308 Follow the blood trail with your dead baby crying in the background.

[@roodboy606]

The first time I played halo the flood scared the crap out of me. It felt like such a twist at the time.

[@lastspartan15]

I love the effort you guy's put in to make more original lists. most channels just recycle the same exact moments, but your vids usually show me something I haven't seen before. plus your commentary is actually funny, which is a rarity.

[@VideoGameGlass]

Spiders from kingdoms of amalur re-reckoning (but also the og version). They burst out of the ground very loudly, I hate spiders anyway so them bursting forth is scary. They are also human sized, which doesn't help.

[@speedwaynutt]

Video game Spiders can piss off. Living in Australia I gotta deal with enough of the bastards in real life. The worst part my real life poison won't affect Video game spiders. Spider free games are great.

[@VideoGameGlass]

@@speedwaynutt Is is possible to live in Australia and not have a fear of spiders? I mean, I've seen pictures of huntsman spiders and I don't think I would survive. Fear might literally kill me if I was in a room with one of those. I'm not arachnophobic exactly (I can deal with smaller spiders), but I still don't like them.

[@speedwaynutt]

@@VideoGameGlass Yes Spiders are a major pain. Like Red back Spiders are super dangerous and oftern found around the out side of homes. Going into a shed it's always best to have a can of spray with you.

[@alexhobbs1208]

Oh boy. Here we go. Horror time!

[@mnky75]

"I've shit myself before....."

[@nastybedazzler]

You mentioned Subnautica as questionable, I'm playing through it right now and am 24 hours in so quite a bit and I can say without a doubt that Subnautica has GOT to be considered horror. There's no way the developers weren't going for that, at least in some areas of the game. Tonight the game almost gave me a heart attack, I left my mini sub like 350 meters down in the black ocean to grab some minerals off the side of cliff when behind me I hear all hell breaking loose, I turn around and this giant sea monster is coming up from my under sub, grabs it and starts tearing the shit out of it and dragging it down to the depths then it dropped it and came at me. It was absolutely terrifying especially because I didn't see it coming at all and I was panicking thinking I was going to be stuck too deep down and gonna lose my sub and also die. The entire situation was intense. It's GOT to be considered horror.

[@SpaceMissile]

good stuff. Yeah, it definitely gives off a terrifying tone. If you haven't tried it in VR, that only makes it 1000 times worse. Adding in the fact that the headset feels like wearing a scuba mask and it's immersion beyond comfort.

[@nastybedazzler]

@@SpaceMissile I've read other people's experiences with this game in VR I'm not even close to interested in that lol. I'm not exactly the world's biggest fan of horror or horror games- I'm not too squeamish or anything, I'm a 40 year old man that used to love horror I grew up with resident evil, silent hill, etc... it's just not my thing anymore. As for subnautica I make an exception because it's just one facet of many that make up the entire game and complete the package. And I think in this case it was just so much more terrifying because it's not a common occurrence in this game but when something terrifying happens it can scare the living shit out of you like not many other things can. It's really hard to explain unless someone else has played it.

[@SpaceMissile]

​@@nastybedazzler well said. I'm 28; used to be pretty big into horror, but there are a few games i don't touch (alien: isolation in VR; no thanks.) ha Phasmophobia VR is a wild ride as well. game on

[@nastybedazzler]

@@SpaceMissile Same here. I LOVE the Alien franchise I grew up with it and watch everything to do with it, I've been on the fence so long about Isolation and ultimately decided no lol

[@Gatorbox]

Nice work on this list, #1 was a real surprise for me. Glad to see that game getting some recognition!

[@fluffygutts2240]

Great video dude, a good watch.

[@BFYbn]

The giant grubs in King Kong on 360 stayed with me through to adulthood.

[@aidenisundead]

17:06 "but did we miss anything out?" Grammer perhaps

[@chriswilson3126]

"War can be horrific but it's not exactly 'horror" Guys let me show you a certain WW2 movie called "Come and See"

[@SpaceMissile]

interested. sell it to me 👂

[@thatll-do7606]

Every time I see a list of this ilk I'm amazed Queen Vanessa from A Hat in Time isn't on one

[@SpaceMissile]

13:40 - you just broke this old gamer's heart. I forgot all about those two until just now. 😭

[@KingCrowley999]

Peter will be happy to know there are indie developers who specifically make there horror games in ps1 style graphics and it is very scary stuff.

[@CrowTRobot]

Half-Life 2's head crab zombie variants made my body shudder when I heard them running toward me.

[@42lilmike]

Im surprised more people didnt think they were creepy afff

[@OrenjiKoomori]

12:23 Uhh, nice one Peter for bringing up Treasures of the Deep! 13:33 Your opinion on old Gen Graphics looking scarier than Modern Gen is what i've been saying for a long time, the way i see it because Graphics back then where more "Primitive" they leave more to the Imagination thus making them scarier.

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

Outer Wilds in-general was like a horror game for me with how stuff could just side-swipe you with little or no warning.

[@DadDude]

I had no idea about the Ecco the Dolphin boss! I am shocked lol. I still remember my first playthroughs of Halo and Uncharted as well. Those were some good surprises. I was so scared of the Flood, I had to co-op it with a friend.

[@KingBasewyn]

First time I saw Emerald weapon in Final Fantasy 7 as a kid scared the hell out of me especially because I saw it as a indistinct swimming blur between the ship and the screen

[@dylanogg347]

Let's not forget Monster-Ock from Spider-Man (2000). Terrifying on appearance alone, with the skin-crawling vocals of Dee Bradley Baker, and you have to outrun the damn thing for what seems like hours!

[@timothygraham4304]

After the eel, I just knew what number 1 was going to be. Where do I go to collect my medal?😂

[@DickLongFlop14]

The angler fish in Outer Worlds scared the shit out of me the first time I came across it. And even after I knew about it, I still got extremely creeped out when exploring the fog in Dark Bramble.

[@briancorvello3620]

6:50 So then, they're like the Borg? Wait, yeah... It makes sense now!

[@MAshby1001]

Am I expected to believe it’s a coincidence that this has been released just 1 day after Rob mentioned doing a list video on this topic on a PS Access video?

[@RyuzakiTaiyou]

Yes, because list videos like these are usually not done in less than a day.

[@MAshby1001]

@@RyuzakiTaiyou It’s 17 minutes long, so it took 17 minutes to make. What kind of fool do you take me for?

[@fandangobrandango7864]

@@MAshby1001 lol you know nothing about video creation. For this video you'd have to research individual games, get/record footage for said games, edit the footage to a script you've had to pen, then structure the clips into the order we're watching this, and then record your voice over the video. It doesn't take "just 17 minutes" and I'm taking you for a massive fool.

[@rubonz7714]

Shalebridge Cradle and everything that "moves" in it... creepier than any real horror game...

[@Sunprism]

Just want to say...this list is a prime example of why I can't stand those walking and hiding simulators like Outlast, Amnesia, and PT (I know, the holy modern horror trilogy, but...) Making you helpless doesn't automatically make things scarier. If anything it makes me approach games with more logic, not game logic, but real world logic. Like; Why does the serial killer capture me in this cutscene, but if he catches me a minute earlier it's an instant game over. Why am I not valuing my survival and trying to leave? Older horror games armed you, but you never felt safe in having a weapon, just safe enough, and with enough power and responsibility to urge you deeper into the horror. TLDR: Monsters aren't scary because you can't fight back, they're scary because it doesn't matter if you do.

[@Cp-71]

I'd put Sinistar somewhere on this list and The Beast (from Homeworld Cataclysm, a real hidden gem) on the very top - this thing is HORRIFYING.

[@louiseogden1296]

Joseph Seed in FC5 scares me because what's happening is so /possible/ in real life.

[@wyzeguy6]

The first thing I thought of when I saw the bear was an ancient cassette tape of Ben's featuring a Tickle Monster for some reason....

[@bronco5591]

Monster-Ock from spiderman 2000! His "DIE!!!" is creepy as hell and the level is frustrating to navigate while running away from him.

[@moshXpit91]

Buck Bumble on N64...I still run anytime I hear buzzing near me now as an adult....

[@roryk101]

The anglerfish really freaked me out every time i had to go into the dark bramble

[@SlasherMiniFilms]

Commenting only because no one else has yet, but the eel had a name lol. It’s Unagi, which is a great name, but it’s also Japanese for “eel” lmao.

[@JayROwen]

So technically it doesn't have a name... it's name is "eel", just in its native language.

[@SlasherMiniFilms]

@@JayROwen What I meant was Unagi was the given name FOR the Eel in the game. They named it that!

[@owenjohnson138]

The teletubbies "where's the bear" used to scare the utter shit out of me when I was but a young child

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

My friend was 23 and I was 29, we often watched Teletubbies. It was hilarious. It's a show where you don't even need to be high to think its weird. Can't imagine what high people thought of it.

[@jaygooese4242]

Crazy Gremlin: scary! 😀

[@bushidobrown9857]

The piano is wayyyyy scarier than the eel imo

[@jaioncebollero1168]

10:27 Many a good men’s last words.

[@SpazaKill]

I remember the Giant Slaughterfish in Oblivion scaring the ever living hell out of me

[@luliby2309]

Wow, a good chunk of this list just involves spoilers as a lot of these enemies are said scary enemies from non-horror games because they are surprising and come out of nowhere. You could make an argument for a lot of enemies in Metroid games, as they are not true horror games. You could also put The Gardener (is what I think his name is) from Castlevania 64 on this list. I feel like I could argue for the angry sun from Mario 3 as well. I think that thing traumatized a lot of us when we were little. XD

[@SlapadelicMusic]

Dark Souls is definitely horror, and I would count Fallout as well. And Luigi's Mansion definitely counts, it's young horror, like Goosebumps

[@asslevania588]

Damn right you just made a Treasures of the Deep reference.

[@telegamer13]

I'm really surprised that the ReDeads from Zelda aren't here.

[@Marc_Araujo]

Ecco the Dolphin is a survival-horror game, imo.

[@generalgk]

What a completely original idea for a video.

[@MizfitZer0]

Every kid friendly N64 game... they are all just so... creepy to me

[@OfficialFingazMC]

As soon as I hear Peter say Nazi, i think Bafta...

[@crimson634]

The sea monster in Subnatica belongs on this list.

[@lukekart]

They Eel scared me so bad when I was a kid.

[@crazydud3380]

I will also throw in the Stalkers in TLoU2 as an honorable mention, and Phase 6 (honorable because it is kind of a horror game).

[@sohcoh3432]

SA-X from Metroid Fusion.

[@Clouditivity]

I played Uncharted 4 before the others ones and I didn't think anything scary would come from it since 4 didn't have monsters like that but- oh my god I was wrong and I had a hard time beating it bc I was so anxious

[@meandurphy9366]

All my gods! I've been waiting years for a Treasures of the Deep reference, my first ever PlayStation game! Noice

[@nameless5413]

remember the master of fallout? the more you read from the holodrives about what happened to him (or talk to his associate) the more mad it gets. I dont count BADthesda's thing as fallout, its just reskined elderscrolls with nigh on zero grasp on the subject matter. The one time they were given bloody blessing in help from original team they treated them like shit and result is just not good enough.

[@macoffduty5152]

Hey Father Ted! Lol

[@levimcglinchey5843]

I was allowed to play any game I wanted from the age of three, so that fucking Mario eel and that Nemesis divvy still send the shits up me And those clowny mouth bastards from Plok

[@ellnats]

i have a few star wars games that could give you some nightmares

[@roryevans4295]

I expect to see nightkin, I mean they can be invisible and annihilate you

[@cordellriemer5177]

Wait. Where's the tails doll?

[@firehedgehog1446]

What, no mention of Queen Vanessa from A Hat in Time?

[@grayscarab5784]

Nobody ever mentions the Jak games when talking about Naughty Dog even though they were brilliant and better than Crash Bandicoot.

[@mrm.acampbell2722]

I just ran and shot the descendants as aiming just slowed me down

[@wanderlustwarrior]

More like TripleJumpScare, am I right? No? Understandable, have a nice day.

[@ItsHasooni]

The giant bird from Helheim in the new God of War >

[@SlapNuts4Life]

So dark souls “isn’t a horror game” eh? News to us🤷‍♂️

[@SpaceMissile]

idunno... i've never really been scared of anything in dark souls (except that they may take my souls/time). Always feels like just another baddie that needs to go in the ground. ⚔ edit: that being said, i did describe one monster as "something from edgar allen poe's nightmare" one time...

[@YouthPotential]

Resident evil is synonymous with “horror”

[@BILLIB1993]

My lovely horse ❤️

[@jonatangeisser2526]

I found the skeener Brothers gang worse than the night folk

[@ms_0317]

Yeah the skinner brothers and murfree brood are nasty

[@casualpeace3956]

Worzel!!

[@speedwaynutt]

OH NO, SCARY STUFF, TIME TO CHANGE UNDERWEAR !!!

[@graemenicol6377]

How's about the zombies in GTA online that can't be killed ?

[@Hugo_Tate]

Thank god Gygas wasn’t on the list

[@synthetic20]

Nightmare from the Kirby series. Dark Matter from the Kirby series. Marx from the Kirby series. Zero from the Kirby series. Dark Mind from the Kirby series. Necrodeus from the Kirby series. Magalor from the Kirby series. Dark Crafter from the Kirby series. Star Dream from the Kirby series. King D-Mind from the Kirby series. Basically, there's a long tradition of terrifying final bosses in the Kirby series. I sense a future WILD CARD ENTRY!

[@sturdywings3471]

Take me to your leader

[@sturdywings3471]

Dig ur grave compliant

[@CasualKillZz]

Anyone remember the fish from Jack & Daxter?

[@kenhollis6197]

Yes. I briefly played that game at a friend's house and she told me to keep swimming. I knew something was up when the heartbeat sound started up.

[@Nbflowers1989]

That eel when we were kids doh.... whew.

[@lelouch7006]

Far Cry should be snakes

[@Mikebumpful]

Being suddenly mauled by a crocodile in FC3 for the first time was about as jump scared as I’ve ever gotten in a video game. I’d already played for hours and hours and had no idea crocs were even in the game!

[@peterwhite2675]

Did. Someone. Say. Motherload?

[@crazydud3380]

Wait, in order to be original, you are creating a list that is simply not accurate. You have to include Under the Well in in Ocarina. That weird abomination that comes for you when the ground hands grab you makes you seriously question the E rating, and probably explains why some later entries were rated T instead.

[@yourgameisstupid]

Vaas wasn't scary. I mean, the guy was so incompetent that he captured you several times and still wasn't able to off you. And then he dies from a QTE hallucination cutscene. By far one of the most overrated video game characters.

[@timothygraham4304]

You're past posting here. What he ended up being, doesn't negate the experience before. I mean, waking up at 3 in the morning and seeing a shadow will startle you, only to see a pile of clothes, when you turn the light on.

[@yourgameisstupid]

@@timothygraham4304 "What he ended up being, doesn't negate the experience before." Of course it does. Just like how Mass Effect 3's ending negated everything promising about previous entries; and how Star Ocean 3's plot twist negated everything promising about previous entries; and I could go on

[@roodboy606]

It never ceases to astound me the lasting impact the Orange Box and Minecraft has left on society. 2 games I barely paid attention to at the time.

[@sturdywings3471]

Try infinite jump

[@maccamachine]

hi

[@dillonqaphsiel7977]

👋

[@latuya3840]

A comment

[@yourgameisstupid]

Super Mario Sunshine isn't very good (the fact that it has a 92 on Metacritic discredits Metacritic and video game journalism in general); and this boss fight is pretty bad; but I thought Eely-Mouth was way scarier than the eel from Mario 64.

[@funcoolfunfun]

Never been this early

[@HomemadeRyanCyder]

First

[@nathanbrown7165]

Yes, but how will we ever know...

[@cerci123]

Just get to the point bro

[@prezidenttrump5171]

Two minutes of bad jokes to get to the actual content. No wonder your channel is going slow.