The Stephen King Easter Egg You Might Have Missed By Mistakenly

Jessie Burlingame is also the name of the title character in “Gerald’s Game,” a 1992 novel by the horror master that was made into a 2017 film by Mike Flanagan, starring Carla Gugino.

The two Jessies turned out to have a lot in common. It’s not just the creators of “Wrong Turn” who love the name and want to put an easter egg in their movie – the Burlingames are also survivors who find themselves in an impossible situation and do everything in their power to resist.

In the case of “Gerald’s Game,” the pitiful lead is handcuffed to the bed during an experimental sexy time with her husband when he suffers a deadly heart attack leaving her chained and helpless. She must find a way out of the situation and not give up when she panics. The same can be said for “Wrong Turn”‘s Jessie Burlingame. She’s a fighter who doesn’t give up when things are at their bleak. Heck, there’s even a moment when she herself is tied up in bed, another potential nod to her “Gerald’s Game” counterpart.