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First Click: The scariest place on Earth is inside an Oculus Rift

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Some people like to be scared. They’ll happily pay for the experience inside a movie theater or haunted house because it’s fun. Fun. Not me, and definitely not in virtual reality.

VR is shaping up to be the scariest place on the planet. Searching for “Rift” on Vine reveals nothing but people freaking out in horror. Check YouTube and you'll find montage after montage of PewDiePie ripping off his headset after jump scares.

Good VR creates an experience. It makes you feel like you’re participating instead of spectating. Horror in VR is intense because it’s so immersive — it simply feels more real when zombies, monsters, and ghouls get really close to your face. And 3D positional audio has the capacity to put the footsteps and screams of...

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