Typically, historical games, like those featuring a backdrop of Ancient Egypt or the Incas, tend to be favorites to play, much like the celebrity ones. But what about the horror genre? Think thrillers, suspense, mystery and the odd scary movie. We have, and we look at their place in the slot machine world .

Step Back in Time

It’s undeniable that themed slots tend to do well in casinos, both online and land-based and that’s because they focus on a particular subject. Those that focus on historical eras, or events, like centurions, which existed in Roman times, can create a sense of nostalgia or escapism that fully immerses the player into the game.

But just as slots that focus on a particular era do well, so do TV games, like Deal or No Deal. For instance, if you’re in the middle of agreeing to a deal with the banker in a game of Deal or No Deal on the latest slingo bingo games, it’s quite different from playing on the Reelus Maximus on going on the Road to Rome. It’s this variety that keeps players returning to play the slots, whether it’s online or at a land-based casino.

But what about Horror?

It’s only natural for people to prefer some genres over others. With horror, as this article from Science Focus states, it’s no different. Although this genre does feature in the slot industry, and on a couple of different types of slot machines, we reckon it could feature a bit more. With this in mind, let’s stop to consider what’s in this vast genre because not everything is jump-out-of-your-skin fear.

You may be familiar with slots that have themes of Dracula, Nightmare of Elm Street, Ghostbusters, or even on the various remakes of the King Kong movies. These movies are undoubtedly on different levels of the scale of scariness, but with great graphics, matched with super sound quality, it’s hard not to get drawn into these games.

King Kong, in particular, has done well as a slot machine genre over the years, as has Dracula, and that is due to some of the reasons for historical-themed slots doing well; escapism and focus on a specific genre.

Where’s the Focus?

With a focus on the characters or the plot of a particular movie, players can navigate through a slot game, enjoying it as they play. In turn, people are already familiar with the movie, so not as much marketing has to be done as players know what it’s about.

Plus, despite the genre’s name, horror-themed slots aren’t actually designed to scare, but to appeal to a wide audience. It’s this concept: to appeal and not scare, which game developers have focused on when it comes to horror themes. This has meant more people are drawn to playing slots in this genre, and this is expected to grow.

The horror genre not only opens up players to a new genre, it potentially opens up slot machines to a wider audience. It’s this which keeps the slots one of the most popular games to play, if not the most popular, both online and at land-based sites. With new releases of movies and TV programs in this wide-ranging genre, it’s inevitable that the slots will keep up with the trends and entice more people to want to play them.