A haunted projectionist’s room. A shelf of cursed films. Each reel plays a terrifying short story you must live through. Explore twisted worlds from the safety of the projection booth, or so you think...
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Step into the projectionist’s booth and press play if you dare. In Reel Horror, you’re not just watching the film. You’re inside it. Step into the Silver Scream and experience terror one reel at a time.
You play as the projectionist of an old, rundown cinema with one job: screen the reels. But each dusty film you thread through the machine doesn't just flicker onto the wall. It pulls you inside. Each reel is its own standalone short horror experience, playable in just 5–10 minutes. Some stories are ghostly and surreal. Others are gory, grim, or grotesquely absurd.
The projection room is your hub. From here, you select which cursed film to run next, with new horrors spooling out with every spin of the reel. Play through 3 movies each night as you work the projector. As you explore more reels, you may find that the horror begins to leak back into the real world...
ARACHNOPHOBIA EXPRESS (1979)
Deep beneath the earth, the tracks run into darkness. A lone rider clings to a speeding minecart as shadows stir. From the webs emerges a monstrous spider, relentless and ravenous. There is no turning back. Stay on the rails... or be dragged into the brood’s embrace.
CHALK WHITE (1974)
Once a game for children, now a contest for souls. On a deserted playground, a lone child finds a chalk circle and begins to play. Marble after marble, they roll them into the ring, guided by something unseen. With every turn, the pull grows stronger... and the price for losing becomes clear.
DRUMS OF THE DAMNED (1971)
Deep in the heart of the jungle, a lone survivor stumbles from the wreckage of a doomed flight. Salvation comes not from rescue, but from ritual. Discovered by a tribe of cannibals, you must face the trial of the shaman’s drums. Match the rhythm... or join the feast.
FRED THE HEAD (1937)
Recovered from a forgotten carnival reel, this strange film shows a game of unknown origin. A crude contraption of gears and wood... and something far more sinister. The head rolls, the wheels turn, and the crowd - long dead - cheers on.
HINAHABAL (1974)
On a winding mountain road, a lone driver becomes the hunted. From above, the manananggal descends. A creature of nightmare, half-woman, half-winged terror. There is no escape but forward. Reach the end of the road... or be torn apart before dawn.
SHUDDER LAKE (1977)
A lonely lake, a restless night. An old fisherman drifts beneath the rain. Beneath the surface, something stirs. Patient, silent, waiting for him to cast his line one last time.
TEN PLATES TO MIDNIGHT (1967)
In the bowels of a forgotten kitchen, a chef toils under flickering lights and the stink of decay. The orders never stop, the clock never slows, and the ingredients... aren’t what they used to be. Tonight, perfection is demanded and failure is on the menu.
THE DEVIL'S HAND (1968)
In a dimly lit den, a desperate gambler wagers more than coin... He wagers his soul. Across the table sits Death itself, cloaked in shadow and bone. The cards are dealt, the planchette moves... and the Devil’s Hand is in play.
An anthology of playable horror shorts, each with good and bad endings
A mysterious projection room that changes over time
Stylized visuals and varied gameplay with each film reel
Designed for bite-sized gameplay or full-night marathons
Whether you’re looking for a quick scare or a creeping narrative, Reel Horror invites you to sit back, press play, and survive the show.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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A short horror game where you play twisted mini games hidden in old movies, with eerie atmosphere, and endings based on your wins and losses. There isn’t much of a story beyond a brief text at the beginning that reveals you are a cinema worker responsible for handling old movie reels. You start in a poorly lit corridor, but finding your way to the booth is simple since it is the only door that opens. Strangely, during my first playthrough, the booth door and the shelf with the movie reels were marked in green, but that color was gone the next time I launched the game. Your task is to pick one of eight movies and play it. Each movie has a title, a short description, and a year of production, though none of that really matters. Regardless of which movie you choose, you are first presented with a few lines describing what you are about to see. Almost immediately afterward, you are dropped into a scene and become the main character. It quickly becomes clear that each movie is actually a mini game you must complete. One places you in a car that you must keep on the road while being chased by a creature. Another has you throwing marbles into a circle, while a different one challenges you to memorize and match drum beats. While some of these games are easy to understand, others are poorly explained. The game would benefit from a tutorial outlining available commands, basic instructions, and clear win or loss conditions. Part of the frustration comes from the darkness, such as in the mine cart sequence where you need to dodge obstacles that are barely visible. Another issue is the grainy visual style, which is especially noticeable in the card game where it becomes difficult to count the cards. There is no real connection between the movies aside from an evil presence or creature that seems intent on getting you. The interesting part is that each movie can be either won or lost, and every outcome is accompanied by different text. After playing three movies, you are allowed to leave the cinema and read one of four possible final endings. The ending you receive depends on how many games you won or lost. One nice touch is that the booth and the cinema corridor gain new visual details based on the movie you just played. For example, the marble game adds a pentagram to the floor, the cooking game hangs chains from the ceiling, and the spider game covers the posters in spiderwebs. If you are focused on winning, you can press the ESC key immediately after failing to be returned to the booth and retry the same movie. You need to be careful, though, because pressing the button while already in the booth will send you back to the main menu. Since the game is short, there is no save system, but this is not an issue because everything moves quickly.
it's just a bunch of really short minigames. nothing in here is really horror either, just vaguely spooky I guess. multiple playthroughs unlocking all achievements: like 20 minutes?
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