Steam News3 July 20206y ago

Discover all the Secret References Hidding in Song of Horror - Episode 5!

Dear Song of Horror fans, Now that Episode 5 and thus Song of Horror is complete, we can finish our series of steam events detailing all the references and easter eggs we have placed in Song of Horror!

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changedNow that Episode 5 and thus Song of Horror is complete, we can finish our series of steam events detailing all the references and easter eggs we have placed in Song of Horror ! You can start right here if you missed them.

changedNow, let's reveal the final secrets Song of Horror has in store for you!EPISODE 5 • Dr. Berenice Prestegard, Ariadne's doctor, is named after the short horror story from Edgar Allan Poe.

changedNow, let's reveal the final secrets Song of Horror has in store for you!Jeremy Hartwood Mental Hospital, the place where Ariadne spent her childhood, shares its name with the owner of Derceto Manor in the original Alone in the Dark, whose suicide kick-starts the events of the game.

addedNow, let's reveal the final secrets Song of Horror has in store for you!Alan Cedrac is a staff member of Jeremy Hartwood whose name comes from Aline Cedrac, the co-protagonist of Alone in the Dark: A New Nightmare.

addedNow, let's reveal the final secrets Song of Horror has in store for you!Edward Camby, the other co-protagonist of Alone in the Dark: A New Nightmare, also served as inspiration for another character from Song of Horror: Edward Saunders, the director of Jeremy Hartwood. His surnames come from Grace Saunders, a child that acts as a supporting character in Alone in the Dark 2.

changedNow, let's reveal the final secrets Song of Horror has in store for you!In a document found inside Jeremy Hartwood, you can discover that the company that dismantled the hospital was Derceto (like the previously mentioned manor from Alone in the Dark) and a reference to Ezechiel Pregzt, the antagonist of the same game.

SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION changes

changedEPISODE 5 • Dr. Berenice Prestegard, Ariadne's doctor, is named after the short horror story from Edgar Allan Poe.

changedJeremy Hartwood Mental Hospital, the place where Ariadne spent her childhood, shares its name with the owner of Derceto Manor in the original Alone in the Dark, whose suicide kick-starts the events of the game.

addedAlan Cedrac is a staff member of Jeremy Hartwood whose name comes from Aline Cedrac, the co-protagonist of Alone in the Dark: A New Nightmare.

addedEdward Camby, the other co-protagonist of Alone in the Dark: A New Nightmare, also served as inspiration for another character from Song of Horror: Edward Saunders, the director of Jeremy Hartwood. His surnames come from Grace Saunders, a child that acts as a supporting character in Alone in the Dark 2.

Dear Song of Horror fans,

Now that Episode 5 and thus Song of Horror is complete, we can finish our series of steam events detailing all the references and easter eggs we have placed in Song of Horror! You can start right here if you missed them.

Now, let's reveal the final secrets Song of Horror has in store for you!

EPISODE 5 • Dr. Berenice Prestegard, Ariadne's doctor, is named after the short horror story from Edgar Allan Poe.

Jeremy Hartwood Mental Hospital, the place where Ariadne spent her childhood, shares its name with the owner of Derceto Manor in the original Alone in the Dark, whose suicide kick-starts the events of the game.

Alan Cedrac is a staff member of Jeremy Hartwood whose name comes from Aline Cedrac, the co-protagonist of Alone in the Dark: A New Nightmare.

Edward Camby, the other co-protagonist of Alone in the DarkA New Nightmare, also served as inspiration for another character from Song of Horror: Edward Saunders, the director of Jeremy Hartwood. His surnames come from Grace Saunders, a child that acts as a supporting character in Alone in the Dark 2.

In a document found inside Jeremy Hartwood, you can discover that the company that dismantled the hospital was Derceto (like the previously mentioned manor from Alone in the Dark) and a reference to Ezechiel Pregzt, the antagonist of the same game.

ACHIEVEMENTS

The Masque of the Red Death (end of The First Dream): Shares name with the homonymous story of Edgar Allan Poe.
The Oval Portrait (Find all Ariadne's drawings): Another short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
Morella (end of The Second Dream): You guessed it, a third horror tale by Poe himself.
The Pit and the Pendulum: We recommend you check Edgar Allan Poe's work.
There and Back Again: The alternative title of "The Hobbit" from J.R.R. Tolkien.
Alone in the Dark (complete Song of Horror with Daniel in Poe difficulty or superior): No explanation needed.
The Presence Waits Dreaming (beat the game on Lovecraft difficulty): A phrase from the short story "The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft - "in his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming".
The Shadow Out of Time: Another reference to a short story by H.P. Lovecraft of the same name.

How many of these references did you recognize? How many did you already find in Song of Horror? Let us know in the comments!

We hope you enjoyed this series of updates unveiling all the secrets we placed in Song of Horror. We are huge fans of the genre (obviously) and we believe you are as well (duh!), so we think you will appreciate these details as much as us!

Thank you! The Protocol & Raiser Games Teams. Help! Let me out!

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