Why am I like this or my Personal Appendix N
This list is not exhaustive, just things that bubble close to the surface. It's just a list, but I'll add to it over time, and I'll probably do some deep dives on some of these things.
Films
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Back to the Future (1985)
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Clue (1985)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Dune (1984)
Dune (2021)
The Fellowship of the RIng (2001)
Braindead (1992)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Dusk till Dawn (1996)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Goodfellas (1990)
Casino (1995)
Interstellar (2014)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Usual Suspects (1995)
Heat (1995)
Fight Club (1999)
Miami Connection (1987)
Samurai Cop (1991)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Bladerunner (1982)
Predator (1987)
True Lies (1994)
Total Recall (1990)
Jurassic Park (1994)
The Matrix (1999)
Se7en (1995)
Television/Series
The Simpsons
The Wire
The Sopranos
X-Men the Animated Series
Black Adder
Faulty Towers
The Young Ones
True Detective
Seinfeld
The Office
Extras
Dexter
Firefly
Fargo
Andor
Ted Lasso
Stranger Things
Mindhunter
X-Files
Sliders
Spellbinder
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Music
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
Ice Cube - War & Pear Vol 1 (1998)
Notorious BIG - Ready to Die (1994)
Cypress Hill - Temples of Boom (1995)
Austin Wintory - Journey OST (2014)
Ben Houge - Arcanum: Of Steamwork and Magicka Obscura OST (2001)
Masta Ace - Disposable Arts (2001)
Red & Meth - Blackout (1999)
Eminem - Slim Shady LP (1997)
Wolfmother - Wolfmother (2005)
Dr Dre - 2001 (1999)
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control (2000)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Wu-Tang - Enter the 36 Chambers (1994)
Video Games
Karateka (1984)
Conan: Hall of Volta (1984)
Golden Axe (1989)
Doom (1993)
Wolfenstein 3d (1992)
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (1992)
Shinning Force II (1993)
Quake (1996)
Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight (1997)
Arcanum Of Steamworks and Magicka Obscura (2001)
Fallout 1 (1997)
Fallout 2 (1998)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996)
GTA: Vice City (2002)
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002)
Journey (2012)
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (2015)
Star Wars: Battefront II (2017)
FTL: Faster than Light (2012)
Darkest Dungeon (2016)
The Lion King (1994)
Flashback (1992)
Eternal Champions (1993)
Books
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Oryx & Crake by Margret Atwood
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Conan the Barbarian by Robert E. Howard
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
Spares by Micharl Marshall Smith
Nueromancer by William Gibson
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Dune by Frank Herbert
Congo by Michael Crichton
Earth Abides by George R Stewart
Down and o Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Bears in the Night by Stan Berenstain