The raven imagery is prevalent throughout the series, and Verna, the shapeshifting supernatural entity doling out karmic justice, is but an anagram for "Raven." In episode three, when Verna takes on the guise of a night security guard at the RUE testing facility, her ID badge reads her name as Le Bon, a winking nod to the protagonist of Poe's 1832 short story "Bon Bon."
In an Instagram post, the series's production designer Laurin Kelsey also revealed that the bar in the 1979 New Year's Eve flashback where Roderick and Madeline first meet Verna is chock-full of Easter eggs referencing Poe's sources. Behind the bar counter, there are stained glasses with icons from various Poe stories, including "The Black Cat," "Eldorado," "Metzengerstein," and "The Raven." A framed picture of Poe also makes it into the shot, along with the "Oculus" mirror from Flanagan's 2013 horror mystery film.
