The Markers' origins remained unknown, and humanity had to deal with an alien artifact creating monstrous creatures by recombining dead tissues, hence how the Necromorphs are born.
In Dead Space, the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs on Earth was the host for a Black Marker that started affecting people in 2214, driving humans with lower intelligence to madness and homicidal acts, and forming blueprints for a Red Marker in the minds of intelligent beings. There are two types of Markers: the Black Markers and the Red Markers, with the former being objects traveling through space until they crash on a planet, and the latter being replica of the original that serve the purpose of spreading an infection. As such, it's easy to see how massive devices of alien manufacturing able to start a "Convergence" can be frightening, and this is what the Markers in Dead Space are. RELATED: Other Horror Games That Need Revivals Like Dead Space Cosmic Horror in Dead SpaceĬosmic horror is often defined as the profound dread that all things incomprehensible and devoid of sense to the human mind can elicit, including the uncanny and otherwordly phenomena described in Lovecraft's work.
There are plenty of grounds for the effectiveness of Dead Space's cosmic horror, but there are also other games out there - like Bloodborne - that can be equally disturbing. Dead Space's Necromorphs are infamously vicious and terrifying, but once players get to learn they are mere vessels of an infection that seeks to create entities the size of a moon it gets even more chilling. The title doesn't necessarily instill fear with its gameplay, but there are many times where players don't feel safe, and other times when the enemy seems to be unknowable, eldritch, and too complex for the human mind to fully comprehend.
As such, the fact that Dead Space includes plenty of cosmic horror elements (also known as Lovecraftian horror) will likely make it an incredible experience for new players and veterans alike when the remake comes out.ĭead Space at its core is a survival horror sci-fi game, and yet it transcends those labels because of its storytelling. This sort of fascination can at times be strong in the case of horror games, be it because they challenge the player to face their fears, because the setting is hauntingly compelling, or because there's a certain allure to the fear of the unknown. It's not uncommon that players find themselves enraptured by a specific game for reasons that seem ineffable.
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