Yes, there is a Stephen King influence. But the video game’s metanarrative was inspired by unorthodox novels, films and plays such as “House of Leaves” and “Fight Club.”
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“I have a lot of books on near-death experiences, psychic phenomena and past-life regression on my shelves,” says the two-time poet laureate, whose new book is the memoir “To Free the Captives.” “These kinds of books nudge me to remember our world is