Famed writer Stephen King granted Remedy the rights to use his infamous quote that opens the original Alan Wake for the nominal sum of just $1.
Alan Wake memorably begins with a voiceover from the game’s main character quoting King in a description of what nightmares really mean.
Speaking to Eurogamer, Remedy boss Sam Lake revealed he had “really, really, desperately wanted” to be able to open the game with a quote from King himself – whose style matches much of the spooky supernatural horror that follows.