Shrek Horror Game Scares Players With Silent Hills Inspirations

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A hilariously spooky Shrek horror game, aptly titled 5 Nights At Shrek's Hotel, draws clear inspiration from Silent Hills to become a horror classic. The iconic animated ogre has become a popular internet meme in the years following his first film, with many exaggerating his power or monstrous nature. The Hideo Kojima game Silent Hills was sadly cancelled early in development, but gamers can now experience the horrifying P.T. demo through a unique green lens.

While Hideo Kojima is best known as the father of the Metal Gear series, he was working on a new entry in the Silent Hill franchise back in the mid-2010s. This game, titled Silent Hills, would have been a collaboration between Kojima and film director Guillermo del Toro. Before officially announcing the project Kojima released P.T., a playable teaser for Silent Hills, under the fictional 7780s Studio. P.T. was critically acclaimed for its intense first-person horror and interesting online mechanics, but it was sadly pulled from digital storefronts following the cancellation of Silent Hills. However, the appearance of P.T. and Silent Hills Easter eggs in games like Returnal have helped maintain the cancelled game's legacy.

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A fan-made horror game called 5 Nights At Shrek's Hotel, created by itch.io user RenderPi, combines P.T. with the iconic DreamWorks character Shrek. The bizarre title has been popularized by a YouTuber named Caylus, who recently posted a playthrough of the game. 5 Nights At Shrek's Hotel sees players check into a hotel run by the lovable swamp-dweller, but Shrek's threatening gaze and horrific chase sequences turn the DreamWorks character into a nightmare. In a clear reference to Hideo