Need another reason not to turn off the lights before going to bed? Via press wire, Electronic Arts has revealed that its upcoming survival horror video game Dead Space (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC) will be arriving this October 31, 2008.

For those who aren't too familiar with the game, here's a little backstory: Players are put in the shoes of Isaac Clark, a space engineer who works for a company which repairs mining ships.

After receiving a distress call from the USG Ishimura, he and his team rush to the scene of the problem. After boarding the ship, Clark gets separated from his crew and discovers that the ship is infested with unidentified alien life forms.

Fans of the survival horror genre may want to keep an eye out for more updates on Dead Space. But before we go, we'd like to leave you with a few words from the game's Executive Producer Glen Schofield:

Survival horror is about experiencing a terrifying, and deeply personal fiction. Dead Space is being developed as a single-player thriller that delivers the chilling, claustrophobic feeling of being isolated in a dark environment, while being stalked by some truly horrific enemies. Halloween is the perfect time for EA to deliver the fear and anxiety that will keep survival horror fans up playing all night.