>>718766953
Fnaf proved a decade ago that you can have recognizable killers and still be scary, or delve into different types of horror like body horror.
The problem isn't the mascots, it's cynicism on part of the people making these games. It's only about the money and appealing to as wide an audience as possible, so everything actually scary or interesting is left on the cutting room floor. It creates dull games that could have so much potential if they actually tried.