The Itch.io Chronicles Haunted PS1: Part 2

Welcome back to The Itch.io Chronicles, where today we'll be taking another dive into the first entry of the Haunted PS1 Demo Disk. I'll cover another four titles in this piece: Filthbreed, In Somnio, Dread Delusion, and Erasure.

- Jacob Sanderson

Filthbreed is first up, and I have to say, this is easily my favourite so far. For such a short title, it manages to pack a real punch and interweaves all the finer parts of horror to create an unforgettable experience. This title follows an unnamed police officer whose prime suspect for a case has been tracked to a mysterious warehouse in Detroit. Upon arrival at the warehouse, things seem off; it’s unreasonably quiet and desolate. After exploring, notes are strewn around, seemingly from victims of kidnappings and possible torture and mutilation. Next to one of these notes is a pistol with a note stating not to aim for the head as “they’ve lived without it for a week”. This is also the first enemy encounter, a humanoid… thing that slowly lumbers towards you, with absolutely disgusting sound effects.