As expected from Sam Lake, Alan Wake is a veritable cornucopia of references to other works of popular fiction. * From the outset Alan quotes Stephen King and often mentions his work, which justifies the animated objects you encounter. Turns out he's a fan. * In one of the cabins Alan hides in early in the game, there's an odd, circular depression on the bed. It's a possible reference A Nightmare on Elm Street. * While hiding in a trailer, Alan makes a reference to The Shining when a Taken begins chopping through the door with an axe. * Half of Barry's dialogue seems to exist simply to deliver (often hilarious) pop culture references, from Zork to Hitchcock to referring to a headlamp as his flaming eye of Mordor. And all his shoutouts are justified as he's a literary agent; h