Fatal Frame series

Release: 2001 (JP)

Chief Producer of Fatal Frame, described the inspiration for the game’s haunted house, "In an area outside Tokyo, there lies a mansion in which it’s said seven people were murdered in a grisly manner. On the same property, there lie three detached residences that surround the mansion, all of which are rumored to have ties to the mansion’s troubled past. It’s said there is an underground network of tunnels that lay beneath the premises, but nobody knows who made these tunnels or what purpose they served. Many inexplicable phenomenon have been reported occurring on the property. Bloody hand prints have been found splattered all over the walls. Spirits have been spotted on the premises… even in broad daylight. A narrow stairway leads to an attic where a spirit-sealed talisman is rumored to be locked away. Men have sought this talisman, only to be found later with their bodies broken and rope marks around their wrists. There’s a crumbling old statue of a woman in a kimono, and then it has no head. If you take a photo of a certain window, a young girl can be seen in the developed picture. These incidents have provoked fear in the people of Tokyo, and many believe that those who live near this area will become cursed. The deaths of those seven people are unexplained to this day."

Release: 2002

Fatal Frame was later ported to the Xbox. The Xbox version included smoother graphics, more ghosts and an exclusive "Fatal Mode" that can be unlocked by completing the main game.

Release: 2003

Twin sisters Mio Amakura and Mayu Amakura are visiting a childhood play spot when Mayu follows a mysterious crimson butterfly deep into the woods. Concerned for her twin, Mio follows Mayu and the two girls are led to a lost village. When they reach the lost village they enter a house to find the Camera Obscura. Mio and Mayu have to uncover the mystery behind the Forbidden Crimson Ritual and why the village is cursed.

Release: 2004

A Director's Cut edition was released for the Xbox in 2004. The director's cut added in several updates to the gameplay, such as a first-person play mode, a survival mode, a new ending, enhanced graphics, and a greater number of alternate costumes to unlock.

Release: 2005

Released only for the Playstation 2, the game follows Rei Kurosawa, a 23 year old freelance photographer. While on a freelance assignment taking pictures of a supposedly haunted mansion the image of her deceased fiancé appears in the photographs. Afterwards, Rei begins having strange recurring dreams of an old Japanese manor during a heavy snowfall and observes her fiancé entering the house. She follows his figure into the house, where the dream becomes a nightmare.

Release: 2008

Fatal Frame IV is a Japanese Wii exclusive release. There originially was to be a European and North American localized release, but at this time, the project has been indefinitely shelved by the publisher.