Here are some of the inspirations for parts of the game.
Movies:
Dark City
Ghostbusters (I & II) (the darker aspects)
Lord of Illusions
Prince of Darkness
Spirited Away (anime) (the darker aspects)
Anime:
Ghost Hunt
Witch Hunter Robin
Music
- Theme behind There Be Dragons to Aftermath
- Theme behind That Which is Not Dead through to Maze of Secrets
All I Really Want~Alanis Morisset
Los Angeles~Tomandandy
Furious Angels~Rob Dougan
City of Delusion~Muse
Fireman~Ramin Djawadi
The Outsider~A Prefect Circle
The Wrath of Callisto~Xena Soundtrack
Soul Stealer~Nox Arcana
Non Compos Mentis~Midnight Syndicate
Perfect Insanity~Disturbed
Master of Shadows~Two Steps From Hell
The Stranger~Billy Joel
Sanctuary~Midnight Syndicate
- Theme behind Unquiet Yesterdays through to Twisted Spirit
Ruled by Secrecy~Muse
Act of Demon or the Work of God~Yasushi Ishii
Invisible Wounds~Fear Factory
Cathedral Ruins~Midnight Syndicate
Walking with the Ghost~Tegan and Sara
Meeting of the Acolytes~Midnight Syndicate
Hurt~Nine Inch Nails
Stairway to Heaven~Led Zepplin (we'll see this again)
The Drawing Room~Midnight Syndicate
Haunted~Disturbed
Don't Pay the Ferryman~Chris de Burgh
Not Your Savior~Gavin Goszka
The Awakening~Nox Arcana (slowly it awakens)
- Theme behind Blood in the Street, the Eye and the Serpent, and the Loom of Fate
Welcome to the Machine~Pink Floyd
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These)~Marilyn Manson (cause I like that cover better)
Mongrel Meets His Maker~DJ Shadow
The Game~Disturbed
Sleeping Awake~P.O.D. (THE Mage: the Awakening theme)
Pompeii~E.S. Posthumus
Nothing~Stabbing Westward
Deceiver~Disturbed
Wake Up~Rage Against the Machine
Clubbed to Death~Rob Dougan
Life is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back~Meat Loaf
Divide~Disturbed
The Awakening~Nox Arcana (for things to come...)