These are the reasons I love being a King Fan. References of his other works are peppered throughout this series, and through many other books and movies.
I just watched the 2nd season premiere of Haven (after catching up on the entire first season online while sick in bed for the last few days) and the scene with the little boy chasing the paper boat was a great nod to IT, right down to the storm drain reach and everything. Which is also reference in the Harmony episode when the table at the hospital is covered in folded paper boats, and many other episodes where they mention the fictional town of Derry (also in about a dozen other King stories).
The mass vomiting in one episode at the farmers market is a reference to the pie eating scene in Stand By Me.
In the episode where they are all gathered for Audrey's birthday, Vince gives her a book titled "Misery Unchained" and makes reference to "before that lady chopped off his foot". In the same episode, Duke trips over a tricycle (The Shining) in a huge hotel meant to look and feel like the Overlook Hotel from the same book/movie.
In the finale, Max shows up dressed identically in head to toe denim, as Randall Flagg did in The Stand carrying a bag from Shawshank Prison which is mentioned a lot throughout the episode. (Randall Flagg being the villain in a lot of Kings works) and also mentioned again in the episode with "The Dark Man".
The Stand is referenced again when they introduce Abigail "Abby" Fremantle, who moved to Haven from Nebraska. Which is also the name and home of "Mother Abigail" from The Stand.
Little Tall Island from Dolores Claiborne is also mentioned in an episode.
The Children of the Corn is directly referenced in the same episode.
A toy car is shown in the second to last episode that is an identical replica of the Red & White Plymouth Fury, Christine.
I can't wait to see more references to all Kings other work in this show. To anyone who was turned off by its first couple episodes, I highly suggest toughing it out. A lot of it is essential character introduction but the episodes get MUCH better. And really, the finale was enough to make you come back for season 2.
The sneak peek for the next episode shows that they may also reference Cujo (minus the St Bernard) and also Pet Semetary when one lady sees her dead husband at the grocery store and says, "This isn't right! I buried you!"
