Halloween is almost upon us, the time where everyone breaks out their favorite slasher flicks and gamers pull out some good old-fashioned horror games. Now, scaring the living daylights out of the player is one thing, but making them shriek like an opera soprano is another. Listed are 12 games guaranteed to do the trick for you this halloween:

NOTE: Some clips may be graphic (but I've made sure to include the least graphic ones as humanly possible) and I couldn't find a video that was appropriate enough for some.

12. Fallout 3 (PC, PS3, 360)

Boy, the recession's taken a toll! *ba-dum, psh*

Though not intended to entirely be a horror game, there are plenty of instances in the Vault Dweller's adventures that involve plenty of unwanted close-ups with feral ghouls in the dank underground caverns, abandoned buildings, sewers, and like locations. In fact, almost any enemy in those claustrophobic areas will make players jump more times than they imagine.

Taste of fear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ipOMNQA8Ho

11. Dead Space (PS3, 360)

Survival Tip #1: Wear armor. Always.

Released by EA fairly recently, Dead Space is a combination of The Thing and Alien but set in space and the main character isn't much of a military man to begin with. Walking through the dark, empty, foreboding corridors of the tattered USG Ishimura is made all the more unnerving when the distant wails of enemies taunt your every step and, at times, jump from out of absolutely nowhere for a cIassic jump scare.

Taste of fear: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/deadspace/video/6191260/dead-space-official-trailer-2?tag=videos;title;1

In my opinion, there are few games that pull of atmosphere so well nowadays.

10. The Suffering (Xbox, PS2, PC)

Edward Scissorhands gone very, very wrong

A game from Midway that came and went, The Suffering mixes up action and atmosphere by having short periods of atmospheric horror between the dominant run-and-gun gameplay sections. Running through the island of Carnate with little enemies around is creepy at the very least. However, even these brief, quiet moments get interrupted by sudden images flashing across the screen.

Taste of fear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py8OY-YBHjY

9. Killer 7 (GC, PS2)

"Smile!"

A strange game by any standard, Killer 7 provides one of the most confusing, convoluted stories ever to be told in a single interactive installment (although there are various other ways of following the full story) and also some of the creepiest characters this side of cell shading. Invisible to the naked eye, the Heaven Smile need to be "scanned" in order to be seen. The little snickers they let out to make you aware of your presence are unsettling in the worst way possible.

Taste of fear: Yeah, the least graphic clip would be way too graphic to post.

8. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (PS, N64, DC, PC)

Something tells me the road construction won't get finished.

A modest entry of the storied horror series, Resident Evil 3 implements multiple choice scenarios in which, usually in a state of panic, the player is forced to choose quickly. Adding this level of involvement aided in making Nemesis a title that didn't feel like a re-hash of the second installment. Also, the scares to be had in RE3 were all very effective.

Taste of fear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpuv9AZG66g

7. Cold Fear (Xbox, PS2, PC)

"Hello, Mr. K...Oh wait a minute."

Overlooked in favor of the much more popular Resident Evil 4, Cold Fear utilized the same control system as its more famous counterpart and, in my opinion, did a much better job at making the controls fluent. Instead of the zombie-slaughtering officer-turned-agent Leon S. Kennedy, Cold Fear presents us with a Coast Guard member named Tom Hansen. Instead of a Spanish island, the game takes place on a Russian whaler ship lost out at sea. The creaking and tilting of the camera associated with the ship's current situation in a massive storm can be nauseating at times, making the sudden scares from enemies lurking in the dark that much more terrifying.

Taste of fear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LPRyR41QxM

6. Doom 3 (Xbox, PC)

Hide and seek with demons is not a good idea.

Undoubtedly one of the most recognizable First Person Shooters in gaming history, Doom 3 provided a level of fear that was unchallenged in its genre at the time. From subtle atmospheric lighting to more abrupt jump scares, Doom 3 wears the player down to terrified frustration until the very end. Also, it should be noted that its the only game I've played that is still scary with God Mode turned on.

Taste of fear: Once again, the clips are far too bloody to post on this site.

5. Silent Hill 3 (PS2)

"Come to Silent Hill, we have great hospitals!"

In which the first installment mixed atmosphere and scares and the second further pushed the boundaries of storytelling and atmosphere, Silent Hill 3 was the more abruptly terrifying title. From the ear-hemorrhaging distorted wails of foes to the surrealistic visual design, no detail was spared in making the third installment something gamers would never forget.

Taste of fear: http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/adventure/silenthill3/video/6030259/silent-hill-3-trailer-4?tag=videos;title;3

4. Condemned: Criminal Origins (360)

I'm gonna go all Gordon Freeman on your face!!!

Quite possibly the most passive-aggressive game of this generation, Condemned brought the largely ignored idea of indirect action to build tension and ran with it. Every level consists of enemies scampering across the screen, taunting you for the entire level and sometimes not even bothering to show up. All the emotion that builds up to nearly every fight is headache-inducing, making the player wish that the enemy would simply show his face. However, Condemned rarely grants such comfort.

Taste of fear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQRT2jfT4QE

3. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (GC)

Try to find the 5 monsters hidden in this picture!

Boasting a degree of mindplay that has yet to be matched, Eternal Darkness is a criminally overlooked game that any fan of the horror genre should pick up. Scaring the player through unconventional means (e.g. illusions), the game made players think a wealth of different things were buggy in the game when, in reality, it was all part of the plan. By far the most sinister illusion was tricking you into thinking the game was deleting all the data off your memory units.

Taste of fear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9wSR6uInZ0

2. Clock Tower (PS)

Uh...oh...

A little bit forgotten nowadays, Clock Tower is a game that will make you nearly have a heart attack every time you see that shady man with the giant scissors. Running and hiding is the wisest option, which makes it supremely terrifying whenever Scissor Man walks into the same room as you, sometimes taking the time to search around for possible hiding spots so he can shear you in two.

Taste of fear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXPgKxHTFp0

1. Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly (PS2, Xbox)

Ghosts are not photogenic.

Ugh, this one gives me the chills just thinking about it. Crimson Butterfly is an interesting little piece of sheer terror that uses a camera as the main weapon against a horde of ghosts haunting a Japanese village. Honestly, almost everything this game has to offer is compelling in every sense of the word. An excellent story, perfectly creepy atmosphere, and pants-wetting scares make Fatal Frame deserving of being the most terrifying game of all time.

Taste of fear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9czbIFtje3o

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to rock back and forth in a corner.

Challenge is something everyone craves every once in a while and games are no exception. Of course, most games include higher difficulty levels or bonus challenges to quench one's thirst for a worthy foe but, to the dismay of many, there are some games that take Hard mode to a whole new level. Listed are some games that, while not difficult by fault of poor programming (Superman 64 is not listed for that very reason and should have each copy melted down), they still pose a ridiculous challenge on anyone who plays them.

7. Ninja Gaiden (Take your pick)

Ninjas are awesome.

It shouldn't surprise anyone who has picked up a controller in the past 20 or so years that the Ninja Gaiden series is insanely challenging. From its old-school NES days to its newest next-gen entries, Team Ninja has been persistent in expecting peak performance from anyone who dares to pop the game in.

Example of difficulty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8ZadSexa4o

Unfortunately, the only videos I could find were of people who have played the game so much that they can go through entire levels with little to no damage. However, its all much easier said than done because anyone who picks up a Ninja Gaiden game for the first time will be met with an incredibly challenging experience.

6. Mega Mans 1-8 (NES)

Mega Man can PLOW them down HAHAHAha...heh...

Although variety is not the forte of the old-school Mega Man games, each and every one of the NES titles are controller-tossingly difficult. Anyone who has played a Mega Man game on the NES has more than likely counted the amount of times they fell into a bottomless pit (I stopped counting around 30) and spewed endless curse words at their TV, and with good reason.

Example of difficulty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upcMn3zK6s4

However, the closest I could get of showing an average joe playing the game was only getting hit a few times. Honestly, there are so many people who play the NES games obsessively to show off their skills. Well, there's nothing wrong with that but it makes it difficult to truly show how difficult these games are short of playing them yourself.

5. Platoon (NES)

You see this. A lot.

A mostly forgotten title in the NES library, Platoon had a rare breed of difficulty that made it hard to distinguish between poor programming and intended challenges. On one hand, you only had so many lives and it was game over with no continues but, on the other hand, enemies could kill you in a single shot (or by simply touching you) and could pop out of nowhere and kill you before there was any way to react.

Example of difficulty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezXxoZuEAxc

Notice how enemies can jump right out of the trees and waste you before you have a chance to react? The worst part is that running through that horrid jungle maze is only the first bit of the game, which is easy in comparison to the later levels when invisible snipers can send you home in a body bag with ease. I also have a very personal gripe with this game because I get the music from the Jungle level stuck in my head every time I so much as think about it.

4. Siren (PS2)

Can you resist the call to throw your TV out the window?

From the developers of Silent Hill, Siren is a peculiar mix of trial-and-error gameplay and cIassic Japanese horror themes. The trial-and-error bit should be familiar to those who have played Hitman games, but there are three factors making Siren the more difficult game: First off, there's really no crowds to hide in, making most places perfectly exposed to enemies. Second, you die in 1-2 hits depending if the enemy bashes you over the head or shoots you. Third, there's little room for creativity which means that you are required to figure out and follow the game's strict logic.

Example of difficulty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crdepPh7R5A

Sightjack is terrifying.

3. Zaxxon (ARC)

Seriously, its a mean game.

Quite possibly a game developed by MC Escher so he could take away your lunch money, Zaxxon was insanely difficult due to the strange perspective-oriented controls that made trying to make heads or tails of the environment an eye-straining torture session. For me, the altitude meter at the left did next to nothing since the actual height of objects was questionable all the time.

Example of difficulty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHORFz6ZCC0

See how difficult it is to hit enemies? Every space battle completely messes with your head and the tiny force field passages do most people in.

2. Battletoads (NES, Genesis)

Anyone who played this game gets angry at this picture.

In what seems like a frustrated programmers attempt to lash out at the world around him, Battletoads is already notorious for its astronomical difficulty. What's most interesting about this game is that the difficulty actually increases when there's a second player present because you can kill each other on accident. On a side note, Battletoads is most likely responsible for countless backhands and ruined friendships.

Example of difficulty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idZ9C0Qtj2A

By far the best example of Battletoads' brutal difficulty is the Wind Tunnel level. Although the person in the link shows a completed run, I'd love to see anyone get this on their first try.

1. Silver Surfer (NES)

Pretty much sums it all up.

To be completely honest, I'm not sure why someone thought to make this one so agonizingly impossible. Silver Surfer is one of those games that will make you think that the developer has some kind of deep personal hatred for you and wants to make you cry like a baby. With death occurring by touching ANYTHING (yes, that includes walls) and restarting stages after losing all your lives, Silver Surfer is a game with an ending but is so mind-numbingly difficult that anyone who plays it will decide that this one wasn't intended to be beaten in the first place.

Example of difficulty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBzeTScRjrw

The horror. The horror....

But wait...

I found a nifty little video of the hardest boss fight I've ever seen while searching for material:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQZuidKexBQ

Sure, the games I've listed might be unfairly difficult but the above linked one is...Well...It will make the hardest boss you've faced look like Glass Joe.

Nostalgia is a strange little feeling that can grasp anyone, including gamers. From remembrance of games past to dusting off an old console to play some old favorites, the scope of reliving old experiences is something every gamer experiences at one time or another. With the Playstation Store allowing gamers to play old favorites through the Psone Classics catalog, replaying old favorites has never been easier. However, there are several games that I believe would more adequately complete its collection.

14. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Though not technically an exclusive to the PSone, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 allowed any couch potato to score over one million points in a skating game for the first time. Also, the addition of a character creation system, a park editor, and a fairly decent soundtrack (with Rage Against the Machine's "Guerrilla Radio" being the title track), its a bit suspicious that such an innovative skating game is not given the benefit of a download spot.

13. NASCAR Rumble

Breaking from the realism of other NASCAR games, Rumble featured all the great racers of the time but added cartoonish power-ups and vehicles to spice up the action. With strange tracks ranging from a tiny circle to a massive race through the countryside, Rumble failed to disappoint on many occasions.

12. Heart of Darkness

Quite possibly one of the most horribly misrated games of all time by the ESRB, Heart of Darkness featured a child getting ripped in half, stomped flat, eaten alive, and suffering similar horrible fates (Rated E!). In any case, Heart of Darkness was an amazingly designed sidescroller that, although was difficult to figure out at first, provided a captivating story and challenging experience.

11. Gran Turismo

No other driving simulator was more punishing for its time than Gran Turismo. From the realistic controls for each vehicle to the ability to modify virtually any aspect of a vehicle, Gran Turismo set the bar for racing realism.

10. Crash Team Racing

A racing spinoff of Playstation's first mascot, Crash Team Racing offered up a decent racing experience while tying in each race with a free-roaming environment. The mechanics and controls were all solid as a rock and the amount of tracks, racers, and power-ups injected a hefty amount of variety into a marvelous title.

9. Grand Theft Auto

A controversial top-down action game that had enough negative buzz for a parental advisory label, Grand Theft Auto provided a carnage-ridden experience for the joyous killer in all of us. Honestly, who hasn't played this game just to see how many bodies you can pile up before dying? The sheer amount of carnage a player can wreak on the city's unlucky inhabitants is something that will induce hours of mind-numbing destruction.

8. Resident Evil 2

A sequel to another fantastic game, Resident Evil 2 stepped up to the plate not only with a better selection of weapons but also slightly better voice acting and superb music to boot. The two character dynamic made a return as well but it also provided two very different angles on the same story without feeling like cheap repetition.

7. Medievil 2

Although its first entry is already available for download, the second entry of the Medievil series was slightly better than its predecessor. Indeed, it may have had its faults but the upgrades and various weaponry made fighting the forces of evil one hell of an experience.

6. Colony Wars: Vengance

Following the somewhat overlooked second entry in the series, Vengance was a Starfox-esque space shooter that had a branching storyline with multiple endings and also featured a wide variety of ships with upgradable stats for surprisingly varied gameplay. In all, its tendency to mix up ground combat with space combat proved a useful asset for becoming one of the most varied flying games for the console.

5. Croc: Legend of Gobbos

An overlooked gem from the PSone era, Croc was a 3D platformer that provided a genuinely fun experience that was fun for the whole family. Although it had somewhat childlike origins, Croc still felt like a game that anyone could pick up and play without feeling like too much of a child.

4. Final Fantasy VIII

Following hot off the heels of its smash success with VII, Squaresoft put out yet another amazing title that spanned an entire 4 discs. Although VII is downloadable (at an astounding 1.2GB), VIII should also be added to the list for its sheer epic storytelling. Admittedly, the size of the download file would most likely not make it available for most Memory Sticks on the PSP but playing this, even on a console, is a glorious experience.

3. PaRappa the Rapper

While looking over the catalog of PSone cIasscs, something struck my mind immediately: Where is PaRappa? The first entry of everyone's favorite hip-hop canine is shockingly absent from the list. Of course, there are other games in the series (and even one for PSP) but not having the original entry doesn't sit well with me.

2. Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey

Without a doubt in my mind, its borderline criminal not to have a unique gem such as Abe's Odyssey unavailable for download as a PSone cIassic. At the time of its release, Abe's Odyssey defied many 2-D platformer traditions: from the complete omission of a lives system to resorting to using enemies as weapons instead of directly attacking, the first entry in the Oddworld series is well-deserving of a download spot.

1. Mega Man Legends

In what most likely is one of the smoothest transitions from 2D to 3D for any character, Legends was a mix of action, adventure, and a dash of cheesy comedy that was rarely seen in its time. Giving the player the ability to explore just about anywhere their heart desires (as long as the right equipment is present), Legends mixed in some RPG elements by providing incentives for going off the beaten path and either finding money to buy upgrades or find seemingly innocuous parts to make new weapons. The sheer amount of fun to be had with this title makes it absolutely baffling why it doesn't have a download spot.