NOSK (HOLLOW KNIGHT)
There’s no shortage of moments in this Metroidvania classic that invoke a sense of dread in some form or another, and the boss fight against Nosk (and the stuff leading up to it) is certainly up there as well. A mysterious shape-shifting monstrosity with spindly, spider-like legs and devastating attacks that can kill you in a second would have been a terrifying beast to go up against no matter what, but the dark and desolate environment the fight takes place in only serves to heighten that atmosphere.















