Scenes is Josh Wise’s regular column on the intersection between films and video games. This week, it’s Everybody's Gone to the Rapture vs. Annihilation.
It's often said that horror is more effective when we don't actually see the monster. Which is fine, a valid statement, even – but what if the monster is the haunting spectre of verruca socks and discarded plasters?
As befits the genre, our mystery begins with our detective's peace shattered by a ringing telephone – a call from their supervisor, and a new case to investigate.