Preview: World of Horror is for horror fans who don't want to escape

There are no neat endings in World of Horror, a game that pays homage to J-Horror in the best way. There are two kinds of horror: the ones where the heroes defeat the evil and get out alive and the ones where they don't. Arguably, the most satisfying from a horror standpoint are the latter. Doesn't true terror come from a place that feels claustrophobic and narrow, a place from which you can't escape? In World of Horror, a game developed by Polish developer Pawel "Panstasz" Kozminski and published by Ysbryd Games currently in early access, revels in creating scenarios where living at the end is close to impossible. It's heavily inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft and Junji Ito, among other sources like classic Japanese mythology. It wraps it all in a retro, choose-your-own-adventure-style, HyperCard-influenced package. You choose between a few characters and have to face against elder Gods and other powerful beings in several scenarios. You'll face disturbing, uncanny, sometime...