* Various character surnames are based on horror film directors ([[Creator/JohnCarpenter Carpenter]], [[Creator/DavidCronenberg Cronenberg]], [[Creator/GeorgeRomero Romero]], etc.).
* Detective Cameron refers to Chris and J.C. as [[Film/TheLittleRascals Spanky and Alfalfa]] respectively.
* The house mother is watching ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'' [[spoiler:before she gets an axe to the face]].
* There's a ShoutOut to Dekker's [[Film/TheMonsterSquad other]], more well-known accomplishment in the form of writing on a bathroom wall.
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