f1le
by L24
F1le, a Forge horror mod by L24, adds unsettling scares that take over the game, from sudden lava and jump-scares to fake crashes and a mimic-style stalker.
What it does
Built around a horror theme, f1le runs a broken datapack of scripted events that interfere with normal play. Its listed effects include a night-time shift, lava appearing around the player, screen shakes and kicks, fake blue-screen crashes, a nuker effect, shuffled and shrunken elements, a staring presence, a spy event, a forced attack, a fake join message and a door-spam sound. Other scares imitate a mimic, fill the world with steve figures, lock chunks, kill mobs, set a diamond trap and call out the player's footsteps.
The mod is also meant to touch the computer itself and uses Windows APIs to do so. Its lighting effects can flash strongly, and the author warns that players sensitive to flashing lights or epilepsy should not play it. Installation is limited to Windows, with Linux and macOS support listed as coming later.
Files target Forge for 1.20.1 only. The latest Forge build, 2.5, was published on 2026-07-09 after the first release on 2026-01-28. f1le runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it is published under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Scripted horror events
A datapack of horror events covers lava, jump-scares, fake crashes, shuffled blocks and a mimic-style stalker.
Unsettling sounds and visuals
Footsteps, door sounds and sudden flashing lights are part of the scares, which can strain players sensitive to flashing.
Fake system effects
Some events imitate a blue-screen crash or a join message to mislead the player about what is happening.
Effects on the computer
The author describes the mod as touching the player's computer, using Windows APIs to do it.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want horror content for Forge 1.20.1 and can run it on Windows, and server owners who plan to host the scares for a group that has agreed to play it.
How it compares
Experiment 277 is a Forge 1.20.1 mod that runs on client and server and is open source under the MIT License, so its code can be read and reused, while f1le is not open source. D3dykcea's Horror Structures is also Forge 1.20.1 but is server-side only, so players join without installing anything, while f1le requires both sides.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1le | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-09 |
| Experiment 277 | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-07 |
| D3dykcea's Horror Structures | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-03-07 |
Questions
Does f1le need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does f1le support?
Can f1le run on Linux or macOS?
Does f1le's license allow reuse of its code?
In the catalog
f1le is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
Similar mods
What the author says
"night", "lava", "shake", "kick", "bsod", "nuker", "shuffle", "shrink", "stare", "spy", "forceattack", "fakejoin", "mimic", "stevefilling", "chunklock", "killmobs", "diamondtrap", "grace", "notch", "doorspam","footsteps" This mod CAN NOT and WILL NOT touch your computer.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/f1le
- Owner
- L24
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15