gang of friends over to play some scary video games? Enjoy gruesome graphics, psychological mind tricks and jump scares galore in our round-up of the best horror games to play this spooky season.

Action-horror games like Dante's Inferno provide intense combat while maintaining a scary atmosphere. Games like Dead Island offer immersive RPG systems and addictive zombie bashing for players.

"Outlast," a 2013 first-person psychological horror game, is among the best of the bunch. If you're looking for an update that lets you play along with friends, then "The Outlast Trials," released ...