Cross-Game Easter Eggs

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## Season One

### *References to Little Hope*

* Julia brings the book *Shroud of Innocence* with her, which is about the witch trials. The book reappears in the game itself, where it can be found by Anthony in his house. Additionally, Amy uses this expression to warn about the devil disguising as Mary before being executed.
* Conrad's tank top worn from Intrusion onward reads "Salem, 1692, Massachusetts."
* One of the soldiers who died on the SS Ourang Medan, Arthur Miller, shares his name with the author of *The Crucible*, a play about the Salem witch trials.

### *References to House of Ashes*

* The 1947 Newspaper references the disappearance of Randolph and his expedition team in the Zagros Mountains.
* Conrad jokes about the caskets containing a family of Draculas in Caskets.

### *References to The Devil in Me*

* Brad's ghost story reference the lighthouse on the island and notes that the killer wields an axe and possibly a meat hook, weapons that Du'Met can use to kill the protagonists.
* The 1947 Newspaper contains an article referring the murder of gangster Lafontane Clark, near a location called the Park Central Hotel.
* Part of the symbol on the front of the Ritual Book looks like a minimalistic version of a drawing compass which serves as the game's symbol.
	+ Additionally, the book has a sentence "*It should number three female and two male...*", referring to the main cast of *The Devil in Me*.

### *References to House of Ashes*

* On the back of the Occult Flyer, there are darts scores that are potentially coordinates. One of them is 30.180224, 47.746245, which leads to Iraq, where the game takes place.
* Taylor jokes about the demons being vampires while hiding in the church.
* The names of some pastors on the list in the church, Edmund Sterry, Solomon Temple, Nicholas Ley, and Richard Bradshaw, may reference Eric Edmund King, the temple, Nicolas "Nick" Kay, and Agnes Bradshaw, respectively.
* The Newspaper: Cause of Fire has a small section about a reunion for Vietnam veterans of 3rd Force Recon.

### *References to The Devil in Me*

* The Old Magazine has an article about the protagonists' television documentary series *Architects of Murder* and names Kate Wilder, one of the main protagonists.
* The Newspaper: Factory Protests has an article about an exhibit on World's Columbian Exposition and neoclassical architecture.

### *References to Directive 8020*

* The Newspaper: Minister Arrested has an article about Apollo 10.

### *References to Little Hope*

* The newspaper has an ad of *The Singing Nickel* beer brand seen in the Black Cat Bar and on James's beer.
* The effigies in the shepherds’ huts and the temple refers to the History of Paganism Book and the twig effigies found throughout Little Hope.
* In a potential flashback at the beginning of The Ancient One, Rachel and Eric stop at the diner seen at the beginning and possibly end of *Little Hope*.
	+ Eric's and Rachel's car is identical to one of the abandoned cars behind the fence in No Escape.
	+ Eric mentions that Rachel wanted to go ice climbing, which was advertised in the Old Magazine.

### *References to The Devil in Me*

* Nick's shirt in The Briefing has "Chicago" print, the location of H.H. Holmes' Murder Castle.
* Joseph Morello's first book, *The Mind of a Killer*, can be seen in Rachel's desk in her office.
* A newspaper references the execution of Manny Sherman.
* The shepherds encountered during The Raid have the drawing compass symbol on their sweaters.
* Salim's question in Strange Aeons about what made the aliens turn from architects into killers may be a reference to Du'Met, who is an architect.

### *References to Directive 8020*

* The aliens are said to come from the Cetus constellation, the main setting of the game.

### *References to Man of Medan*

* Connie the dog may be in reference to Conrad, with Connie being one of his nicknames and Julia describing him as a little puppy dog. Additionally, they both can escape on a small boat.
* In Riddles, one of the wine bottles is labelled "IL DUCA DI MILANO," which is Italian for "The Duke of Milan."

### *References to Little Hope*

* The line "tackle their demons face-on" in the back cover of the Anxiety Book may be a reference to the demons and how the protagonists have to confront them in order to break their locked traits.

### *References to House of Ashes*

* One of the people mentioned on the Foghorn Corkboard is Jeff Kolchek, who has a similar name to Jason Kolchek.
* A sundial can be found in a building in the gardens as the protagonists escape.

### *Reference to Switchback VR*

* The Theme Park Photo is a reference to Inferno's Ride from the game.

### *References to Directive 8020*

* A memorial of the sinking of the ship "SS Cassiopeia" on May 1, 1907 is a reference to the spaceship "CDC Cassiopeia" in the game.
* The Anxiety Book mentions about imagining oneself exploring planets far away from Earth as a calming method.
* Erin says of the nerve center: "*I know he's rich, but you could launch a rocket from in here*."
* A magazine titled "Future Vision: Countdown to Mars" can be found beside the Custom Mask Email in the nerve center, with the subtitles "Ethics of Manned Space Exploration," "Breakthrough Stasis Technology Unveiled," and "Hidden Depths of Europa."