Millidge cites the television series "The Prisoner" and "Twin Peaks" as inspirations for "Strangehaven", and the similarities are obvious. Like the titular Prisoner, Alex Hunter is trapped in a picturesque, apparently British village from which there is no escape. In Strangehaven's case he is not pursued by any kind of security device; rather, any attempt by him to leave results in the geography of the outlying area warping to deposit him back in the village, as if he had somehow driven in a circle. In one issue, a man in the local post office also uses the phrase "be seeing you", which was a catchphrase of that show.