The role of Howard, played by actor Kevin Clark, is wearing a t-shirt with the design Stevie Wayne Memorial Communications, Inc. This a reference to the radio DJ character from The Fog (1980).
The alcoholic drinks in the wrap around "Digging Up the Ghost" all have labels featuring references to popular cult horror films Dawn of the Dead (1978) (Dawn of the Red), Re-Animator (1985) (Reagent Lite) and Psycho (1960) (Bates Brew).
Actress Sadie Katz's character Dr. Hershberger is named after indie horror filmmaker Zane Hershberger.
Jeffrey Reddick's news reporter character in "Dead Air" is named after the main protagonist [Alex Browning] from Final Destination (2000), the film which he created.
Dean Castle, the radio DJ in "Dead Air", is named after acclaimed cinematographer Dean Cundey and original Michael Myers actor, writer and director Nick Castle.