Oddly enough, Crysis had a part where this happened. I was in the alien structure, at the first part, where you only catch fleeting glimpses of the aliens (not enough to see what they look like or to see how receptive they are to bullets in the squishy parts). You float through the tunnels, come to one junction, and the lights go out (never a good sign). They come back on, and one of the fuckers is staring me right in the face! It was scripted, obviously, but still scared the bejeezus outta me. Thankfully, he was vulnerable to bullets in squishy parts, so that faded fast, but still...damn.
Beyond that, I was terrified of headcrabs for years (much less the zombies they create), and I've had more than my share of frightening moments in Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead, but those are meant to be scary at times (maybe not like Silent Hill scary, but still). Crysis stands out as the only (occasionally) unintentionally scary one I can think of.
Beyond that, I was terrified of headcrabs for years (much less the zombies they create), and I've had more than my share of frightening moments in Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead, but those are meant to be scary at times (maybe not like Silent Hill scary, but still). Crysis stands out as the only (occasionally) unintentionally scary one I can think of.
