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 Harris (author) various awards including the 1999 Aurealis Award best horror novel for "Foreign Devil", and the 2009 White Ravens Award for "Audrey of the Outback", among others. Christine Harris (author) Christine Harris (born 5 August 1955) is an Australian writer of children's and young adult with works both in speculative fiction and historical fiction. Christine Harris was born in Mile End, South Australia in 1955. In 1992 Harris' first book was released, entitled "Outer Face" which was a collection of 14 of her short stories. She has since released numerous other short stories and released three other collections. Harris has also