סם ודין חוקרים בית אשר רדוף ברוחו של מרדכי, גבר שהרג את שש בנותיו בזמן שנות ה-30. האחים מגלים אתר המוקדש לאגדת מרדכי וגם שהעיר באופן בלתי מודע מזמנת את רוחו הרשעית דרך האתר. הערה: תורגם ע"י איתן (dark warrior)
Sam and Dean investigate a house haunted by the ghost of Mordecai, a man who killed his six daughters during the 1930s. The brothers discover a website dedicated to the Mordecai legend and realize the town is unknowingly conjuring up the evil spirit through the site.
The Legend of Hell House is a 1973 horror film by Academy Pictures. It was directed by John Hough and stars Roddy McDowall and Gayle Hunnicutt. The screenplay was written by Richard Matheson based on his own novel Hell House.
Harry Spangler A.J. Buckley
Jensen Ackles (Dean) and Jared Padalecki (Sam) were both born and grew up in Texas; Jensen was born in Dallas and Jared was born in San Antonio. Jensen Ackles went to elementary, junior high, and high school in Richardson, Texas, which is where this episode takes place.
The symbol from the Hell House was from a Blue Oyster Cult album. Burnin' For You and Fire of Unknown Origin are by Blue Oyster Cult.
When Sam and Dean go to check up the house in the left part of the screen you can see something black, probably someone's coat but there is no one there.
In the scene where Dean and Sam buys food from the fast food joint after the shower scene, the guy that gives the brothers their order says "Here you go, Jensen."
Near the end, in the scene where Sam and Dean are shooting at Mordecai and Ed and Harry are filming it, as the scene shifts you can briefly see the left arm of one of the crew in the right side of the frame.
The song Dean turns up at the beginning of the episode has the lyrics "A fire of unknown origin/Took my baby away," referring to how Jessica and their mother both died.
The website for the paranormal investigators, http://www.hellhoundslair.com, is a working URL with information about the Hell House and other cases...some of which are based on previous Supernatural episodes.
Ed: I was thinking that Mordecai just had like a really super-high attack bonus. Alluding to role-playing games - an "attack bonus" is typically added to a die roll made to determine if you hit a monster, or to see if a monster hits you. Needless to say, a monster with a super-high bonus would be very tough indeed. Common to Dungeons & Dragons, Spycraft, Champions, and other such games.
Ed: Remember - WWBD. What would Buffy do? Referring to Buffy Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?)
Ed: No. Would John Edward go? Referring to the host of Crossing Over on the SciFi Channel and syndication, and a new series as of this episode's airing in 2006, John Edward Cross Country. John Edward purportedly speaks with the deceased for the benefit of the living.
Spengler and Zeddmore This is another allusion to the movie Ghost Busters, whose members included Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddmore.
Dean: Who you gonna call? The catchphrase of the1984 sci-fi comedy film Ghostbusters.