LogFAQs > #946310016

I guess it really just comes down to that Gothic atmosphere and psychology of the two main villains. It's such a different type of horror for the series to explore and it does a decent job of it.

Some of the music is really creepy too, CV has one of my favorite OSTs in the series, probably only third to REmake and RE3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AI3pmwKnMw (some Hitchcockian influence here, with some playful piano representing the dollhouse nature of the residence but thunderous rumblings underneath that hides the horror under innocence)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFySmkjsmuc (Epic battle theme mixed with a reprise of the Ashford lullaby, kind of creates this twisted feeling for Alexia's new form, representing her humanity and mutation all at once)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxq5ymqPAsQ (Even the save room theme feels more melancholic than usual)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt6-DGzv3-k (That thumping bass representing Nosferatu's heart, and how it incorporates more melodic parts while still ramping the tension)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipyyetLoSbI (Atonal piano mixed with subtle distortion and varying tempos of the strings that really crafts a feel of things not feeling right, like you're being watched, again some Hitchcockian paranoia here)

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