History ShoutOut / LittleNightmares

!! Little Nightmares

!! Very Little Nightmares
* When the girl in the raincoat goes to a bathroom and opens the toilets, a red balloon flies up to the ceiling. Given the color of the girls raincoat and the balloon, this moment was definitely invoking Stephen King's {{Literature/It}}.

!! Little Nightmares 2

* Amongst the many jack-in-the-boxes that the Raincoat girl winds up, there are plenty of nods towards some characters from the original game, as well as characters from the Little Nightmares graphic novels. From The Janitor, to one of the children who meets the boatman.
* In one of the paintings found in the Young Lady's home, her family portrait shows her with her parents, and another [[spoiler:shows her father being hanged to death with only his legs showing, referencing the Hanged Man Six finds in the maw]].

* In the Pale City, one player jokingly asked if the paper boat he picked up and put near the drain pipes would summon Pennywise.

* In the Pale City, one player jokingly asked if the paper boat he picked up and put near the drain pipes would summon Pennywise.

* In one of the paintings found in the Young Lady's home, her family portrait shows her with her parents, and another [[spoiler: shows her father being hung to death with only his legs showing, referencing the Hanged Man Six finds in the maw]].

* The game has some themes that are strongly reminiscent of ''{{WesternAnimation/Coraline}}.'' The protagonist is a dark-haired young girl wearing a yellow coat, like Coraline herself. [[spoiler:The Lady is a lot like the Other Mother, an EldritchAbomination who lures in and eats the life force of obese, monstrous humans who feed on children to keep herself alive and puts on the appearance of a beautiful woman to disguise her true form, that of a hideous monster. She also hums in a similar creepy tone. The ''Little Nightmares'' comics reveal that the Ferryman lures children into the Maw for her using false promises, similar to how the Other Mother tempts children by giving them good food and toys.]]

* There are a few references to Tarsier Studios' previously cancelled game from 2005, TheCityOfMetronome, such as pictures of a [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/5982aa850e34d41fb99569ddc9f8ec52/tumblr_inline_pfu6zdJwkX1s4xcxm_500.png metrognome]].

* The way the hand latches onto Mono's face looks similar to the Face-Huggers from {{Film/Alien}}, and is also similar to the Other Mother's hand from ''Literature/Coraline''.

* The way the hand latches onto Mono's face looks similar to the Face-Huggers from {{Film/Alien}}.

* The game has some themes that are strongly reminiscent of ''{{WesternAnimation/Coraline}}.'' The protagonist is a dark-haired young girl wearing a yellow coat, like Coraline herself. [[spoiler:The Lady is a lot like the Other Mother, an EldritchAbomination who lures in and eats the life force of obese, monstrous humans who feed on children to keep herself alive and puts on the appearance of a beautiful woman to disguise her true form, that of a hideous monster. The ''Little Nightmares'' comics reveal that the Ferryman lures children into the Maw for her using false promises, similar to how the Other Mother tempts children by giving them good food and toys.]]

* In the Pale City, one player joked that the paper boat he picked up and put near the drain pipes would summon Pennywise.

* The way the hand latches onto Mono's face looks similar to the Face-Huggers from {{Film/Alien}}.

* While maybe not intentional, Mono grabbing an axe and using it to break through a door could be invoking Film/TheShining.

!! DLC

* When the girl in the raincoat goes to a bathroom and opens the toilets, a red balloon flies up to the ceiling. Given the color of the girls raincoat and the balloon, this moment was definitely invoking Stephen King's {{Literature/It}}.

* The game has some themes that are strongly reminiscent of ''{{WesternAnimation/Coraline}}.'' The protagonist is a dark-haired young girl wearing a yellow coat, like Coraline herself. [[spoiler:The Lady is a lot like the Other Mother, an EldritchAbomination who lures in and eats children to keep herself alive and puts on the appearance of a beautiful woman to disguise her true form, that of a hideous monster. The ''Little Nightmares'' comics reveal that the Ferryman lures children into the Maw for her using false promises, similar to how the Other Mother tempts children by giving them good food and toys.]]

** Possibly. [[Series/ThePrisoner1967 You are number six,]] after all.
** The game has some themes that are strongly reminiscent of ''{{WesternAnimation/Coraline}}.'' The protagonist is a dark-haired young girl wearing a yellow coat, like Coraline herself. [[spoiler:The Lady is a lot like the Other Mother, an EldritchAbomination who lures in and eats children to keep herself alive and puts on the appearance of a beautiful woman to disguise her true form, that of a hideous monster. The ''Little Nightmares'' comics reveal that the Ferryman lures children into the Maw for her using false promises, similar to how the Other Mother tempts children by giving them good food and toys.]]

* Many have noted that the maw itself, especially the guests feels a lot like Anime/SpiritedAway, and Tarsier studio has said they drew inspiration from Ghibli.

* When the girl in the raincoat goes to a bathroom and opens the toilets, a red balloon flies up to the ceiling. Given the color of the girls raincoat and the balloon, this moment was definitely invoking Literature/It.

* In one of the paintings found in the Young Lady's home, her family portrait shows her with her parents, and another [[spoiler: shows her father being hung to death with only his legs showing, referencing the Hanged Man Six finds in the maw]].

!! AC: Little Nightmares

!! AC: Very Little Nightmares