Rory is seen reading Bram Stoker's Dracula at several points in the episode. Dominic Purcell also played Dracula/Drake in Blade Trinity (2004).
Courtney Ford, who plays the evil medium Eleanor, is, in real life, the wife of Brandon Routh, who plays Ray Palmer.
In the morgue, Jax pretends to have an English accent. In reality, actor Franz Drameh is English.
When searching for the supposed vampire, Nate hopes for a "Kristen Stewart-type, all broody and sparkly", referring to Edward Cullen and elements from the Twilight saga.
There were two total lunar eclipses in 1895: May 18 and November 11. However, only the November one was visible from London, England.