History ShoutOut / TheSpectralChronicles

** In Caoimhe’s nightmare, she almost [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid gets her voice stolen]], and then she nearly gets killed by a demon based on [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent in her dragon form]], which also has elements of [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Deathwing]].

--> That one was in such a sorry state, it made [[Film/HistoryOfTheWorldPartI the cardboard prop sword]] look like [[Myth/KingArthur Excalibur]].

* Astaroth using a spell to [[AndIMustScream trap the losing contestants in magic mirrors and making them motionless]] is inspired by the ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' episode "Mojovision."

* When the Stone Cutters are evacuating Kinardas City, [[Film/TheTenCommandments they have a little trouble getting their African wild asses and burros to move at first]].

* Ira's throne room is guarded by a pair of [[GiantMook mega demons]], reminiscent of the [[FanNickname Bruiser Brothers]] from the first ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''.

* One of the demons' favorite proclamations/taunts is "[[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} None can stand against the coming Darkness]]."

* One of the paintings in Demetrios's new room is "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalen_with_the_Smoking_Flame Magdalen with the Smoking Flame]]," which, as he puts it, "I recognized from [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid a movie I watched quite often in my younger years]]."

* A heartwarming Shout Out: Remember the part in ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'' when Ariel got into a human-made bed for the first time and she fell asleep instantly with a big smile on her face? Leah does the same when she gets into Ashur's bed after all their years of being separated.

* One of the paintings in Demetrios's new room is "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalen_with_the_Smoking_Flame Magdalen with the Smoking Flame]]," which, as he puts it, "I recognized from [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid a movie I watched quite often in my younger years]]."

* While Michael and Kayla observe the bald eagles and the plesiosaurs in Part III, [[Disney/{{Fantasia}} one of the reptiles snatches a bird right out of the air]].

* A heartwarming Shout Out: Remember the part in ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' when Ariel got into a human-made bed for the first time and she fell asleep instantly with a big smile on her face? Leah does the same when she gets into Ashur's bed after all their years of being separated.

* One of the effects of Mhithl’ithoth taking over is large clusters of black thorny vines growing throughout the Dream World and eventually the real world and choking out all other life. It's like a combination of ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'', ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', and ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.

** Anne-Marie’s nightmare is based on ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'', ''Literature/TheWitches'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'', and ''Film/{{Willow}}''.

** [[BearsAreBadNews The demonic bear]] in Maebh’s nightmare is based on and inspired by the one from ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound''.
** In Caoimhe’s nightmare, she almost [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid gets her voice stolen]], and then she nearly gets killed by a demon based on [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Maleficent in her dragon form]], which also has elements of [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Deathwing]].

* A [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] Shout Out: Remember the part in ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' when Ariel got into a human-made bed for the first time and she fell asleep instantly with a big smile on her face? Leah does the same when she gets into Ashur's bed after all their years of being separated.

* Just like in ''VideoGame/StarFox64'', what starts out as a [[IShallTauntYou nasty taunt]] from the bad guy inadvertently turns into a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment}} when it unexpectedly comes to pass; specifically the part where [[EvilCounterpart Star Wolf]] says "[[DeadlyEuphemism You'll be seeing your dad soon, Fox.]]" Ruby goes through something quite similar.

* During his first nightmare, Demetrios tries to get the mysterious stranger's attention by saying "Womp-bomp-a-do-domp," which he remembers as the {{Inherently Funny Word}} from the ''Series/EerieIndiana'' episode "Just Say No Fun."

* The scales on Astaroth's [[ScaledUp dragon form]] are the same deathly shade of white as [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Alduin's]].

* One of the effects of Mhithl’ithoth taking over is large clusters of black thorny vines growing throughout the Dream World and eventually the real world and choking out all other life. It's like a combination of ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'' and ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''.

** Anne-Marie’s nightmares are based on ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'', ''Literature/TheWitches'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'', and ''Film/{{Willow}}''.

* Berith's first [[MaliciousMisnaming blundering of Demetrios's name]] refers to a similar scene in ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft III}}: [[ExpansionPack The Frozen Throne]]'' where Varimathras gets Garithos's name wrong. He also refers to him as "[[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Minimal]]" and "[[Film/{{Casper}} Chrysler]]." At one point he even calls him "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Ponerius]]."

* Zephorius calls the mysterious man in the lion costume [[spoiler:who's actually [[TheDragon Mhithl'ithoth's Dragon Rhagosct]]]] a "[[Theatre/{{Cats}} musical reject]]."

* One of the chapters is titled "[[Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth The Shadow over Kingsport]]."

* One of the effects of Mhithl’ithoth taking over is large clusters of black thorny vines growing throughout the Dream World and eventually the real world and choking out all other life, similar to ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'' and ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''.

--> That one was in such a sorry state, it made [[Film/HistoryOfTheWorldPartI the cardboard prop sword]] look like [[Myth/KingArthur Excalibur]].

* Mhithl’ithoth keeping his horrifying true form hidden from view is similar to [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Pale Night]].

* Astaroth's general Ioxoixohn has a lot in common with [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Ramiel]]; [[AlienGeometries a living geometric shape]] [[KillerRabbit that turns out to be quite deadly]].

* The scales on Astaroth's [[ScaledUp dragon form]] are the same deathly shade of white as [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Alduin's]].

* Kurt's OneWingedAngel form is based on the [[NightmareFace unsettling]] [[FeatheredFiend bird-like monster]] from the title page of ''[[Literature/ScaryStoriesToTellInTheDark Scary Stories 3: More Tales To Chill Your Bones]]''.