Stephen King allowed Alan Wake to use one of his phrases for only $1 USD

Alan Wake It is a title that for many is a worthy exponent of the survival and horror genre. Something that helped captivate the player in his adventure is the opening sequence, which includes a phrase from the genre writer Stephen King, who offered it almost as a gift to Remedy Entertainment.

“Stephen King once wrote that nightmares exist outside of logic, and there is little fun in explanations; they are the antithesis of the poetry of fear,” reads the opening sequence that gives rise to the story of Alan Wake.

This sentence is exactly what Stephen King said in a 2008 article by Entertainment Weeklyin which he explains why Hollywood fails in its horror films.

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Stephen King gave his phrase to Alan Wake

the writer of Alan Wake and creative director of Remedy Entertainment confessed that he “really, really wanted so badly” to use King’s line to kick off the game.

To do this, the studio had to contact the author for permission, and interestingly, King not only liked the idea, but agreed to give permission to use it after only paying $1, a complete bargain.

“Is according, [Stephen King] he wanted $1 USD so that we would have the rights to use it. [Él fue] very very generous,” Lake said in an interview with Eurogamer.

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This sentence not only makes sense in Alan Wake because it is closely linked to nightmares, but also because Alan Wake, the protagonist, is a writer, just like Stephen King, apart from the fact that it is possible to identify in the adventure the inspiration of The glow, work of the American author. Therefore, Lake’s desire to get King’s phrase for the game is understood.

“In a horror story, the victim keeps asking ‘why?’ but there can’t be an explanation, and there shouldn’t be,” Wake continues in the second part of the game’s opening sequence. “The unanswered mystery is what stays with us the longest, and it’s what we’ll remember in the end. My name is Alan Wake. I’m a writer.”

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