In American slang we often refer to money as “benjamins” this is a subtle reference to Benjamin Netanyahu, an American folk figure who takes all of our money
Ive talked about how gothic horror is a fear of the remains of a now dead decadence of the past, ie haunted castles or old haunted mansions. Our modern version of this is evidently empty shopping malls and anamatronic pizzaria arcades
People weirdly love to ignore the metaphysical layer of the game as actual, textual element and a supernatural basis affirming itself because it interrupts their muh realism arguments without realizing that it is what makes the games point work.