The Monster at the End of This Book Allusions

Referencing one of the 12 apostles and writer of part of the New Testament

Referencing J.D. Salinger, the author of the 1951 novel Catcher in the Rye. Salinger was a very reclusive and private person.

Referencing the 1987 novel by Stephen King. In it an obsessed fan, Annie Wilkes, captures Paul Sheldon, author of the Misery Gothic romance novels. She alternately praises and tortures him into writing a new novel featuring her beloved her character. she insists she's Sheldon's "Number One Fan." The novel was made into a movie in 1990.

Referencing M. Night Shyamalan, famous writer and director of such movies as The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), The Village (2004), and Lady in the Water (2006), known for both his twist endings and a tendency to write himself into his own movies as a character.

Referencing Dennis DeYoung, founding member and vocalist and Tommy Shaw, guitarist for the rock band Styx. Styx was the first band to have four consecutive albums certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.

References The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover by Jon Stone. In it Grover tries to warn the reader not to read further because there is a monster at the end.

Kurt Vonnegut 1922-2007. American novelist. His style was a blend of satire, black humor and science fiction. Well known novels include, Slaughterhouse-Five and Cats Cradle which are mentioned in the episode. The character Kilgore Trout appears frequently in Vonneguts novels and is thought to be Vonnegut's alter ego in his novels.