Line #32 ShoutOut/GravePeril


1	Third book in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', and a volume that sets up a ''huge'' number of intertwining plotlines and characters that will dominate the novels to come. Butcher still finds room for plenty of Shout Outs amidst the scares, plot twists, and shocking revelations.
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3	* Bob tells Harry to [[Film/ThePrincessBride "have fun storming the castle"]].
4	** He also uses a variant on the old "What do you mean 'we', white man?" joke about Radio/TheLoneRanger.
5	* Cassandra's Tears is an obvious Myth/ClassicalMythology reference, as is Bob's quip about dating Charybdis.
6	* Harry compares his illuminated pentacle amulet, held high, to Diogenes' lamp.
7	* Even ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'' cartoons are referenced, with Harry looking through Susan's "pick-a-nick" basket during the masquerade party.
8	* Harry sometimes feels like a [[Creator/CharlesDickens Dickens]] character, stuck out in the cold alone, when he contemplates others' married lives.
9	** He quickly identifies Mavra's costume as that of ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''.
10	** And he tells himself [[{{Pun}} "Down, Quixote"]] when his first impulse to help Lydia surfaces.
11	* Agatha Hagglethorn paraphrases a children's rhyme about the Lizzie Borden murders when she describes [[AxCrazy how she killed her abusive husband Benson]].
12	* Mort Linquist's house looks like the Haunted Mansion at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]].
13	** Bob grouses about Faerie, calling the Summer regions "the Disney version".
14	* Rudolph sneers at Harry's explanation of thresholds with snide remarks about Count {{Dracula}}.
15	** Some human victims at the party dress like Dracula's cheerleading squad.
16	* Harry cites ''Literature/TheLegendOfSleepyHollow'' while explaining running water's effectiveness as a barrier. It may not be coincidence that he, Michael, and Thomas later have to flee from a ''real'' supernatural rider (Lea), running for the safety of a bridge.
17	* The sword cane Harry brings to Bianca's ball was made in "merry old UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper England".
18	* Harry refers to Malone's "Helter-Skelter" gleam of madness, invoking UsefulNotes/CharlesManson's obsessions and creepy stare. (See also Music/TheWhiteAlbum.)
19	* Beer advertising gets a nod in Harry's "Blood Lite" crack.
20	* Susan gets excited about the prospect of an actual [[Film/InterviewWithTheVampire interview with an actual Vampire]].
21	* In accordance with Susan's Literature/LittleRedRidingHood costume, Lea references that story in saying that Bianca's party guests get to eat her all up.
22	** Harry previously called her Literature/{{Cinderella}} when she asks him to take her to the Red Court ball.
23	* Thomas poses like Creator/ErrolFlynn to speak up at Bianca's party.
24	* "[[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny Ain't I a stinker?]]"
25	* At a standoff with Bianca's minions, Harry can't help but reference Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler".
26	* Trying to recall Kravos's name, Harry mentions Kraven the Hunter, a Creator/MarvelComics supervillain. He also tells an ER doctor that he feels like a supervillain threw him against a wall (which, to be fair, is more or less what happened).
27	* "[[Series/Batman1966 Holy]] [[Literature/{{Jabberwocky}} brillig and slithy toves]], Franchise/{{Batman}}."
28	* Surely it's not coincidence that Harry goes to confront a [[WhoYouGonnaCall ghostly]] [[ScoobyDooHoax imposter]] while carrying a Franchise/ScoobyDoo lunch box?
29	** Or that, when Harry finally gets to fight back against the Nightmare in a dream, he takes control of it and [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet sprouts shiny claws on one hand]]?
30	* The anatomical deficiencies of [[{{Franchise/Barbie}} Ken dolls]] provide Harry with a cheap shot on Kravos.
31	* Harry asks Michael if they need to light up the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bat-signal]] to call the other two Knights of the Cross for help.

Context ShoutOut / GravePeril