Layers of Fear was a surprise from Bloober Team, a developer with quite the history. Needless to say, nobody expected them come out with a first-person psychological horror title after their psuedo-horror Bomberman clone (and all of the drama surrounding that development). The first Layers of Fear dove into the deranged mind of an artist as he spiraled out of control and into madness. The sequel plays up that idea, this time peeling back the layers in the mental state of an actor as he explores his past, present, and potential futures.
Having an actor as the central protagonist allows the themes of Layers of Fear 2 to revolve around films. Many classic films, both horror and otherwise, are referenced throughout the game in little ways. The carpet of one area may recall the hotel floors in The Shining. Se7en has its horrific deadly sins murder scenes recreated in one extended sequence. Fight Club gets a nod in New Game+ (which brilliantly has some different sequences to make the game worth playing through multiple times). Psycho. Wizard of Oz. The list goes on. Some references are plainly obvious, while others may be more, ahem, layered allusions to the films in question.
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