Did you ever notice children’s horror as a medium known in the 90s is gone? Or at least, kind of EXTREMELY different? The genre started as something born of the old comics, EC Comic’s Tales from the Crypt, before evolving over the decades into a thriving medium from countless talented creators, like George Romero, Steven Spielberg, RL Stein, and even Tim Burton.
But something happened. As quickly as children’s horror materialized, it faded away. Why is that? Well, there are several reasons, but the question is: did horror for kids really disappear or did it simply change form? And how does Five Nights at Freddy’s fit into all this?