Now you didn't think we'd let Halloween pass without taking a look at some of the most terrifying games soon to leap onto your console, did you?

Forget Condemned, Manhunt or Alan Wake - here, Megabits takes a break from hiding behind the sofa to look at five upcoming titles guaranteed to scare the living daylights out of you...

SAW II: Flesh & Blood (Konami)
Return to Jigsaw's screwed-up world and get to grips with new gruesome puzzles and challenges. The sequel takes place at a time between the second and third movies, with you taking the role of Detective Tapp’s estranged son Michael as he tries to unravel the reasons behind his father's untimely demise. Expect more of the same blood and gore from the original.


Deadly Premonition (Rising Star Games) Although yet to be released in Europe (although it's due out before Halloween!), other regions have already experienced this survival horror. Now here's a game that's split the gaming world - even in the publicity material, the managing director of Rising Star Games, Martin Defries, points to its the contradictory review scores... Destructoid gave it a whopping 10/10, whereas at the other end of the scale, it was awarded a paltry 2/10 by IGN. The one thing all reviews seem to agree on, however, is that it's one hell of a scary game!

Dead Space 2 (EA)
Start the New Year with a scare... Isaac Clarke makes a comeback, as do the Necromorphs. It promises the same great atmosphere of the original as well as all-important new weapons to help with the alien dismembering that helped to make the first game such a classic. Remember, in space no one can hear you scream!

F.E.A.R 3 (Warner Bros)
Alma's back. Or at least, she will be next year. The scary shooter is going to be beefed up in the horror stakes thanks to input from legendary direct John Carpenter (he was behind the classic movies Halloween, The Thing and the awesome Vampires). Not only that but script writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) is also on hand to add a few shocks.

Silent Hill 8 (Konami)
It's still a working title and there's very little actually confirmed about the return of the horror series - but one thing's for sure, it's going to provide the usual thrills and spills fans have come to know and love. According to the press release back in June, the game follows prison inmate Murphy Pendleton who is stranded in silent hill after his transport vehicle careers off the road... what a place to be stranded, eh?