Face of Horror
by exoenrgy
Face of Horror turns survival play into a tense horror experience, with faces that appear in dark corners and startle the player at unpredictable moments.
What it does
Over time the mod picks spots near each player, favoring corners, walls, shadows and partly hidden places. A face may surface in a spot the player is not watching, and can stay still until it is noticed. Ambient audio adds distant whispers, giggles and voices at random intervals, so tension builds even when nothing is visible.
The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.19.2, 1.20.1 and 1.21.1. It runs on the client and the server, so both need it. Server configuration decides how quickly scares arrive, how full moon nights behave, how long paralysis lasts, whether ambient sound plays, and if the Harvest Moon event may occur. The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
A spirit inspired by a monster from a cartoon can appear on full moon nights when the event is enabled. The entity drops in front of a player and asks for an offering. A correct offering ends the encounter safely; otherwise the spirit may hunt, spawning faces and applying harmful effects until dawn.
Key features
Dynamic jumpscares
Faces appear in suitable hidden spots around each player, timed by server settings and triggered at irregular intervals.
Custom face textures and sounds
Players can add their own face images and sound files, enable or disable each one in the client config, and reload them in game with F3 + T.
Ambient horror audio
Whispers, giggles and unsettling sounds play around the player at random intervals, even when no face is in view.
Harvest Moon encounter
An optional full moon event adds a spirit that demands an offering and can hunt the player until the night ends.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Horror Faces is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 that also runs on client and server, but it is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. The Shadow is a NeoForge-only mod for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved. Whispering Spirits covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.2 – 1.21.8 with the same shared environment. Face of Horror, by contrast, is under the MIT License and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face of Horror | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-05 |
| Horror Faces | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2026-05-03 |
| The Shadow | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Not published | 2025-02-23 |
| Whispering Spirits | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-03-08 |
Questions
Does Face of Horror need to be installed on both sides?
Which loader should the player choose for Face of Horror?
Can the scares be customized?
In the catalog
Face of Horror is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Face of Horror is a horror mod that turns ordinary survival gameplay into a tense, unpredictable experience. Instead of adding constant enemies, it watches the player from the background: strange faces appear in dark corners, voices whisper nearby, sudden sounds break the silence, and full moon nights may become…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/face-of-horror
- Owner
- exoenrgy
- Published
- 2025-04-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15