Here are some thoughts about possible fears and scenarios for a contemporary horror story or game. Mostly from Matt and brehaut.
- Indentity theft – taps into older myths of changlings and dopplegangers as well as modern concerns about digital theft etc
- Urbanisation, gangs, and isolation amids thousands of people. Gangs and serial killers and stalkers taking the place of the wild (eg, werewolves etc) or vampires, etc
- Organ theft & intentional medical malpractise – Such things as having eyes stolen and then being dumped in the slums.
- Unseen toxins in the air and water. Pollutions, radiation, rage viruses, bio-weapons.
- Rogue Technology. Uncontrollable robots, malicious machines, an AI overlord (e.g. the Red Queen). Would also include malfunctioning security systems etc. – accidental death at the hands of anything mindless. Machines as the new zombies?
