Secret References

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Each episode in Song of Horror possesses hidden easter eggs and references to all types of media in genres such as horror. Most of which are from things that inspired the developers while creating the game itself.

## Episode 1

* 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).

## Episode 2

* On the mailboxes, you can read the names of **Ellen and Amanda Ripley**(from Alien), as well as Heather Mason (Silent hill 3)
* The refrigerator magnet is from **“Toluca Lake”, which appears in Silent Hill 2 and 4**.
* The security guard’s name is **Walter Sullivan, the antagonist in Silent Hill 4**. You can see his picture (sporting a beard) on his work jumpsuit (left behind in the tool shed).
* Erica’s guitar is made by a brand called **Takamine. Not only is this a real brand, but also an important character in Project Zero / Fatal Frame.**
* In one of the apartments on block 2 lives one **Joseph Schreiber, the previous tenant of room 302 in Silent Hill 4: Entrance 2, 3rd flood, door B**. You’ll need the storage room keys to enter. If you manage to get in, you’ll see **the iconic chained door and hear an adaptation of one of the songs from the Silent Hill soundtrack.**
* The “Coltar Speaks” machine is a nod to the **“Zoltar Speaks” machine in the movie BIG**.
* The suit of armor in the antique shop sometimes turns its head to look towards the hallway from which the player’s character came (it doesn’t always look in the same direction… but it’s subtle). This is a reference to **the aggressive armor in Alone in the Dark**.
* Erica has a Cthulhu keychain. If she examines it closely, she says “Iä iä, I love my keychain”, another classic nod to the myths found in books such as **“The Shadow over Innsmouth”** (Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn! Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah-nagl fhtagn)
* One of the buttons that Erica wears forms **the pentagram from Silent Hill**.
* The license plate on René’s police car (and the other cruisers patrolling the neighborhood) reads 51L4C0, a reference to **“Sulaco” from Alien**.
* If you examine the shotgun on display in the antique shop several times, Daniel says “If I take it... will the ceiling start to fall over my head?”, in reference to **the shotgun trap in Resident Evil 1**
* The symbol on Erica’s t-shirt is **“The Yellow Sign”, a nod to the Yellow King from the Cthulhu Mythos.**(The Mythos originating in the works of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.)
* The background image on the Ouija board found in Färber’s house is **a drawing of Cthulhu**.
* **The Triforce** symbol appears on the luminol found in the bathroom, a product made by a laboratory called “Tri Labs”.

## Episode 5

* The symbol on the piano is the sign of The Los Illuminados cult from **"Resident Evil 4"**

## Unconfirmed and Theorized References

* Sebastian P. Husher's photo in the newspaper is very similar to a J.R.R. Tolkien portrait.