It has yet to be developed in that aspect. Do the two aforementioned titles do all those things? To varying degrees, yes, but is in no way as “good as it gets” as far as psychological horror is concerned. When other pieces of the story become connected commentary, as abstract as it may be, it can create a work of art that leaves an impression, makes you think, ignites conversation and can connect with people on a personal level. Suddenly the monster isn’t just a monster anymore, it can be say, the embodiment of a character’s resentment towards their father, or perhaps more vague still, repression incarnate. When horror makes a point of illustrating intensity, it can relate internal conflict like no other. When words fail to describe very real pain in life, the expression of our emotions is often better met through connection with art. Bringing up those very serious and alarming symptoms help question reality, but instead of being used to support supposed mental instability, it is used as a springboard to expand on the deep and intense feelings of their protagonists - to describe personal suffering. While they do use delusion and/or hallucination like devices in their stories, they do more than just use them for shock value or to describe mental illness (usually in a negative light). The best examples are Jacob’s ladder (1990) and the PlayStation 2 video game Silent Hill 2 (2001). Psychological Horror at its finest is horror as an abstract projection of the human psyche.
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