People on the go carry clothes in wicker baskets. Freaks have no problem with eating tin foil. Doctor's offices resemble abandoned buildings in New York, then again I've never been there. Typewriter repairmen carry baskets as toolboxes. New Yorkers get pissed when people don't see their landmarks.
Scars resemble aerial photographs of mountains.
Locks on wicker baskets are absolutely pointless. When bitten in the forehead blood will come out of your mouth. Small basketball-sized freaks have normal sized hands and arms. Gashes will only appear after the initial attack. Stop motion was significantly less advanced in the 80's than it was in the 30's.