Wright was influenced by numerous horror directors in the filming of Shaun of the Dead, and they end up being referenced at numerous points throughout the film in a series of sly nods. For example, the restaurant at which Liz tells Shaun to get a reservation is called Fulcis, a reference to Italian horror director Lucio Fulci, famous for Zombi 2 and Beyond. The film also possesses a reference to American Werewolf in London director John Landis Mary, the checkout girl who Shaun and Ed encounter in their garden works at Landis supermarket, a lift-off of the British chain Londis but with a crucial vowel edited.
Halloween John Carpenter doesnt get a shop named after him, but Wright shot the movie in the widescreen 2.35 ratio as a tribute to the The Thing director.