{
  "id": 19249021,
  "title": "Southeast Asian horror games unleash local nightmares on the world",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/southeast-asian-horror-games-unleash-local-nightmares-on-the-world",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T00:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3373842/southeast-asian-horror-games-unleash-local-nightmares-world"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While some tropes like zombies are universally scary, others sources of terror require specific cultural knowledge to inspire dread – something Wyn Panichpakdee realised while watching both Thai and international players test his studio’s latest video game. In Kumarn: The Wandering Spirit, players encounter phi nang rum, menacing dancing spirit dolls from Thai folklore. Wyn said Thai players…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Agencia Brasil",
        "title": "Lula to attend Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/lula-to-attend-association-of-southeast-asian-nations-summit",
        "published": "2026-11-09T13:52:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}