Remedy’s Getting Stephen King’s Alan Wake Opening Quote For Just $1

As it turns out, Stephen King quotes in the first sentence mind killer A gift from the author himself, Remedy only cost $1.

You don’t need to be a detective to see Stephen King’s influence on the original Alan Wake, even ignoring that Allen quotes him at the beginning of the game. But in an interview with Eurogamer, Remedy boss Sam Lake talked about how important it was to him to get a word from King himself. “When I was working on the original Alan Wake, I was really, really eager to start with a quote from him,” Lake told Eurogamer. “From what I understand, he wants $1 for us to use it. [It was] Very generous. ”

A dollar is obviously a pretty good deal in terms of intellectual property, and the brand feels pretty good for the general spirit Kim seems to be embodying. This is how the game starts, and without it, the start probably wouldn’t be as good.

For some background, here’s the full quote from the game: “Stephen King once wrote, ‘Nightmares exist outside logic and are no fun to explain; they are the antithesis of the poetry of fear.’ In Horror Stories, Victims keep asking why, but there can be no explanation, and there shouldn’t be. Unsolved mysteries are what we remember longest and what we will remember last.” A powerful quote can help set you up Time to be spent!

Remedy’s next entry, of course, is Alan Wake 2, which launches on October 17th. Presumably, the sequel is more of a survival horror game than the first, so The King’s influence may be stronger. But sadly it won’t be getting a physical release.