The town of Gallows Creek has several locations referencing horror writers, books, movies and characters from the Eighties, including "The Barker Public Library" ( writer Clive Barker ), "Christine's Gas & Repair" ( Stephen King 's book adapted into the movie Christine (1983) ), "Ripley Records" ( Ripley from Alien (1979) ) and "Mac's Diner" ( Mac from The Thing (1982) ).