This entry isn't anything significant. I just felt like highlighting some of the standout references and homages from the latest season of True Detective. I've shared these on my twitter account but since I'm still shadowbanned, no one really sees them except for the bigger accounts that steal my tweets and passed them off as their own (none of these homages were hard to miss so I'm not that bent out of the shape about people stealing from me). The folks responsible for this season were quite open about their inspirations. All I did was make the comparisons based off of their own words (with a few speculations of my own at the end).
Enjoy...
One of the biggest influences that I ever will have in this genre, and honestly in cinema in general, is SE7EN - Issa Lopez, Deadline.com
Se7en / True Detective: Night Country
Se7en / True Detective: Night Country
Se7en / True Detective: Night Country
Se7en / True Detective: Night Country
Se7en / True Detective: Night Country
one of the biggest references for it is Carpenter's The Thing, no doubt - Issa Lopez, The AVClub.com
The Thing / True Detective: Night Country
The Thing / True Detective: Night Country
Tsalal [the research station in Night Country] has undertones, the way we shot it, to Kubrik’s the Overlook - Issa Lopez, The AVClub.com
The Shining / True Detective: Night Country
The Shining / True Detective: Night Country
The Shining / True Detective: Night Country
The Shining / True Detective: Night Country
The Shining / True Detective: Night Country
The Shining / True Detective: Night Country
Oh, this reminds me of The Silence Of The Lambs - Issa Lopez, The AVClub
The Silence Of The Lambs / True Detective: Night Country
None of these have been confirmed but here a re few more scenes that I felt were homages...
Aliens / True Detective: Night Country
The Blair Witch Project / True Detective: Night Country