The car that Ned and Rich Larson drive actually belongs to Director Jordan Funderburk and is a 2009 Kia Rio.
When Tommy is looking through the stack of VHS tapes at the beginning of the film, a tape labeled "Zompyre Rising" is clearly visible. "Zompyre Rising" was written and Directed by the same team as "Paperthin".
The film that Tommy can be seen watching on the television is the 1947 Film Noir "Fear in the Night" starring DeForest Kelly.