![]() Rick & Morty’s first season featured most of the show’s clearest nods to King, but sometimes the ambitious meta-comedy managed to nestle one reference inside another. As a result, Rick & Morty spends almost as much of its screen time spoofing horror as it does sci-fi, as proven by the show’s many nods to the works of prolific Lisey's Story author Stephen King, particularly in its earlier seasons. This trend looks set to continue with the fifth season, whose trailer features a nod to kaiju movies and Clive Barker’s cult 80s horror Hellraiser. However, although Rick & Morty is mainly interested in parodying sci-fi tropes, the show has also regularly taken swipes at horror media. This may seem surprising, as Rick & Morty’s setup of a scientific super-genius and his dim-witted grandson shares more creative DNA with sci-fi TV than horror literature. One cultural figure whose work has been spoofed endless times on Rick & Morty is The Shining scribe, Stephen King. ![]() Related: Every Reveal In Rick & Morty’s Third Season 5 Trailer In the most recent season alone, Rick & Morty parodied everything from Game of Thrones and its obsessive fan base to Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel Prometheus. ![]() However, the show has never stopped spoofing all manner of genre fare despite its growing profile. ![]() In the years since these humble beginnings, Rick & Morty has earned both critical acclaim and a massive fan base. ![]()
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