“What's so cool about the uncanny valley is that it can be used to create a sense of horror, if you want it to,” said Lim. “So, [the horror movie] Megan is a great example of it.

The uncanny valley became a very well-known term among video game developers. It is exploited to create scary scenes by using human-like NPCs that look and/or move weirdly. And, of course, it is ...