Jake comments that Father Bryce reminds him of his dad. Both characters, as well as Jake's uncle Logan, are played by Devon Sawa.
Father Bryce makes reference to the devil making work for idle hands. Devon Sawa was in the movie 'Idle Hands' (1999)
Detective Sam Gavin is a combination of the character Sam Loomis from Psycho (1960) (which also inspired the name of Michael Myers' psychiatrist from Halloween (1978)) and the actor who plays him, John Gavin.
The letters of the opening titles are made up of different photos of Chucky and Nica, respectively.
The episode title, "The Sinners Are Much More Fun", is a lyric from the Billy Joel song "Only the Good Die Young".