The 12 Days of Christine resembled an arthouse film. From the beginning of the episode, there are clues to the content of the closing scenes, including the sound of a heartbeat, sounds associated with cars, and blue flashing lights. There are also a number of allusions to horror films; Fung is referred to as "the grudge", the Stranger's appearance evokes "Don't Look Now" and the throwing of eggs may be associated with "Ghostbusters". The name "Christine", too, can be seen as a reference to Stephen King's "Christine". For Chris Bennion, writing in "The Independent", the events of "The 12 Days of Christine" are a life
Christine Mayo Christine Mayo Christine Mayo (1884–1963) was a silent film actress whose Hollywood career spanned the years from 1915–1924. Mayo was featured in vampire roles produced by Fox Film Corporation, Metro Pictures, World Film Corporation, and Ivan Film Productions, Inc. Mayo's motion picture career was launched when she won a New York Telegraph contest as the most beautiful girl in New York. In "The Spell of the Yukon" (1916) she has the leading female part in a feature starring Edmund Breese, which is adapted from a poem by Robert W. Service. Service is known as the "Kipling of the North". Mayo