Palahniuk's writing style has been influenced by authors such as the minimalist Tom Spanbauer (who taught Palahniuk in Portland from 1991 to 1996), Amy Hempel, Mark Richard, Denis Johnson, Thom Jones, Bret Easton Ellis and philosophers Michel Foucault and Albert Camus.
Obširno "Zgodovino Ilirije" je napisal Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, in izdal Josip Keglević leta 1746.