![]() ![]() Much like its predecessors, Supermassive's latest also uses real myths and historical events to flesh out its supernatural elements. Fortunately, House of Ashes uses the Iraq War as more than a simple backdrop for jump scares, focusing on both sides of the war as allegiances fall by the wayside in the face of a more terrifying threat. ![]() ![]() Taking place during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, its setting is a far cry from the ghost ships and witch trials featured in the series thus far-tackling a recent conflict with ramifications that are still felt to this day. While Supermassive Games' unsettling anthology previously tapped into teen horror tropes and Puritan-era paranoia with Man of Medan and Little Hope, House of Ashes looks further afield in terms of both influences and geography. The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes has to justify its setting in a way few horror games do. ![]()
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