Dear Song of Horror fans,
It is no secret that we are HUGE fans of survival horror games, but we are also fond of everything that pertains to horror in general: movies, TV shows, literature... That's why we placed so many references inside Song of Horror!
Many of you already noticed some of them, but there are still many easter eggs none of you have yet discovered. Now, we are ready to unveil all of them, starting with those hidden in the very beginning!
These are all the Easter Eggs you can find in the Prologue and Episode 1, SPOILERS AHEAD:
• The sequence in which Daniel’s car is seen arriving at Husher's Mansion from a window is a nod to one of the initial illustrations from Alone in the Dark.
• The sequence in which a playable character is introduced in front of the mansion is a nod to the original Alone in the Dark cover.
• The matchbox brand is a reference to Project Zero/Fatal Frame. Specifically, to the camera film rolls that appear in the game.
• “Himuro” is the maker of the piano in Husher's residence, a nod to the mansion in which Project Zero/Fatal Frame 1 takes place.
• There’s a poster in Julia’s room of a band called “Crimson”, which shows two red butterflies and several strings. This is a nod to Project Zero /Fatal Frame II, “Crimson Butterfly”.
• The brand on one of the electrical fuses is called “Mafuyu”, a reference to a character that goes missing in Project Zero /Fatal Frame.
• The bird scare in Episode I is a reference to an attack that players suffer in Alone in the Dark, which has a similar camera point of view. (This happens in the hall on the first floor, heading towards the master bedroom from the hall on the right. It can be triggered the first or second time you walk by, or never at all. It’s more likely to happen as you exit the master bedroom.)
• The face on the seal stamped on the letter from Färber to Husher belongs to the famous horror writer M. R. James.
• “Abbot Thomas”, the street Husher lives on, is a reference to a short story by M. R. James.
• The YES/NO choice in the “sink” is a nod to all those wicked, impossible choices we are forced to make in horror games, decisions we should always say yes to (think “put your hand in the hole on the wall” in Silent Hill 2).
• The license plate on Daniel’s car reads “1994 ATD” (1994 Alone in the Dark).
• The logo of the security company that Alina works for is the monolith from Dead Space.
• The publishing house that Etienne and Daniel work for is called “Wake Publishing”, in reference to Alan Wake.
• The flashlight that every character carries (even though it’s IMPOSSIBLE to see) is made by a brand called “Aline?”, the very question Edward poses each time he calls his partner on the radio in Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
• The lighter that every character carries has the logo from Alone in the Dark (again, it’s practically impossible to see, unless you drop it and it falls right in front of the camera).
How many of these references did you know? How many did you already find in Song of Horror? Let us know in the comments! We have also placed several more in the last episode, so make sure to look out for those and share them with us!
Stay strong.
The Protocol & Raiser Games Teams.