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Hysteria Shaders

Atmospheric, highly customizable horror shaderpack, successor of Insanity Shader.

ShadersFree1.8 – 1.21
by ElocinDev · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

Hysteria Shaders is a shader pack made by ElocinDev. Atmospheric, highly customizable horror shaderpack, successor of Insanity Shader.

It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 1.21. It has been downloaded 3,692,648 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Aug 2, 2024.

Supported versions

1.211.201.191.181.171.161.131.121.8

Release history

Hysteria Shaders has had 3 releases on Modrinth since Jul 2, 2024. None of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.2.1, released on Aug 2, 2024. It is made for Minecraft 1.10 – 1.20.3. It runs on Iris. The download is 1.5 MB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.2.1Aug 2, 20241.10 – 1.20.3Release
1.1.0Jul 3, 20241.10 – 1.20.3Release
1.0.0Jul 2, 20241.10 – 1.20.3Release
Description from the author on Modrinth

A stylized, atmospheric horror-themed Iris shaderpack with high customizability and performance.
Successor of Insanity Shader.

Based on Photon, Hysteria provides a similar feel to Insanity, but with modern features such as volumetric clouds and fog, colored lighting, distant horizons support, and more!

  • 🧟 Atmospheric Scary Look. Perfect for horror & zombie modpacks!
  • 📓 Highly customizable shader configuration. Expanded from Photon's limits.
  • ⛈️ Immersive & Dynamic Weather. Every day is a different day, with different clouds and colors.
  • 🌫️ Volumetric Fog & Clouds. With ground-level and distant fog, changing volumetric clouds, and more!
  • 🌎 Distant Horizons Support. Experimental!
  • 📝 User-friendly menu. Including a quick options menu with easy to configure settings.
  • 💻 Runs on most modern PCs. Optimized even for lower-end GPUs. Even better than Insanity!
  • 🔦 Always bring some torches. Not only the night is dark, the Nether and End are even worse!
  • 🌎 Wide compatibility across versions. Supports all newer MC versions from 1.7.10 upwards.
  • ☀️ Built-in Colored Lighting. With support for labPBR resource packs.

Made with 🖤 by ElocinDev

  • Sixthsurge
  • For making Photon, the shaderpack that Hysteria is based on
  • Capt Tatsu
  • For making BSL, helping me start out Insanity. Without Insanity, Hysteria wouldn't exist!

Written by ElocinDev. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Hysteria Shaders

  1. Install Iris (with Sodium) or OptiFine for your Minecraft version: shaders need one of them.

  2. Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.

  3. In Minecraft, open Options, then Video Settings, then Shader Packs, and click Open Shader Pack Folder.

  4. Drop the .zip file into that folder, pick Hysteria Shaders in the list and click Done.

  5. Shaders are heavy on the graphics card. If the game gets slow, pick a lower profile in the shader settings.

Full guide: How to install Minecraft shaders

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16, 1.13, 1.12, 1.8
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
Free to use
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 13, 2026)

Hysteria Shaders compared with similar ones Compare all alternatives

ResourceDownloadsVersionsLast updatePrice
Hysteria Shadersthe one you looked at3.7M1.8 – 1.21Aug 2, 2024Free
Insanity ShaderElocinDev8M1.8 – 1.21Jun 13, 2024Free
Found VHS Tapeskyreyreyes7,2411.16 – 1.21Aug 13, 2026Free
E-LITE shadersEntokito1.7M1.12 – 26.xOct 10, 2026Free

Questions

Does Hysteria Shaders work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.

Is Hysteria Shaders free?

Yes. Hysteria Shaders is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Hysteria Shaders still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to Hysteria Shaders?

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