There are a lot of cosplayers out there that cover a variety of different games, movies, television shows, and animes. However, when it comes to showcasing horror cosplays it takes a certain craft and nuance to pull off terror and fear. This is especially true when you are trying to represent the variety of monsters and madmen that plague some of gaming’s scariest titles. For this list, we will be including both human, humanoid, and monsters respectively and the genre does not need to be just limited to straight survival horror. Games like The Witcher 3 have horror elements and terrifying monsters so if someone can portray them effectively we will add them in.
After perusing through hundreds of photos we have found 15 horror cosplays that are truly terrifying and could become the stuff of nightmares. Now we are not just considering the photography aspect of these images, but much of the design and the model’s ability portray these villains successfully. Just smiling and waving is not what we are looking for in these horror cosplays. We are considering everything from the technical design of the cosplay to the likeness of both the actor/actress and their video game counter part.
We are limiting this list to one rendition per monster, meaning we will not have duplicates of the same character on this list. However, we are allowing more than one character per franchise, since many like Silent Hill are full of iconic monsters and villains. We also may use the same cosplayer more than once, but only if they are portraying a character completely different then the one that they are listed for. If we were looking to bring some of our favorite horror video games to life they better be at least as good as these amazing cosplays.
Ashley O’Neill
Model: HaJI и Kasuzame / Photographer: JustMoolti
Clickers - The Last of Us
Isaac Clarke - Dead Space
Eddie Gluskin / Dr. Richard Trager
Bioshock Cast - Bioshock 1 & 2
Mistress of Pain - Diablo III
Diablo - Diablo III
Witch & Hunter - Left 4 Dead
Needlewoman - Fatal Frame 3
Spring Trap - Five Nights at Freddys
William Birkin - Resident Evil 2
Sebastian & Boxhead - The Evil Within
Alma - F.E.A.R.
Nurse - Silent Hill
Whispess - The Witcher 3
About the author
Collin MacGregor
Collin is a Senior Staff Writer for Twinfinite and is a lover of all things horror. When he's not healing his teammates in Overwatch, raiding in Destiny, making poor choices in Dark Souls, or praying for a new Ape Escape you can find him writing for Twinfinite.net and Nerd Much.com.