After Freddy gets played by Brad, Nate describes how the situation went "from John Hughes to John Carpenter," directors of coming-of-age and horror films, respectively.
Towards the end of the episode Constantine mentions his Newcastle Crew. Newcastle is the birthplace of the musician Sting. Sting was the inspiration for the character Constantine.
Ava refers to her and Sara using the "final girls" horror film trope.
Sara introduces herself and Ava as Lisa and Kelly. This is a nod to a high school themed TV show, Saved by the Bell (1989), which had characters named Lisa Turtle, played by Lark Voorhies, and Kelly Kapowski, who was played by Tiffani Thiessen