The first film Dusty remembers seeing as a child was American Werewolf in London.
Dusty's Australian Cattle Dog is named Bullseye after the Marvel Comics character who is one of the primary villains of Dusty's favorite comic character, Daredevil. Dusty has a Daredevil DD symbol tattooed on her chest.
Dusty's often used pseudonyms are El Hefe Noodleman or John C. Anson. The latter a combination of director John Carpenter and Amityville Horror author Jay Anson. Of whom Dusty is a fan of both. John C. Anson is used primarily for musical contributions while El Hefe Noodleman is used for the director's cameos in her own pictures.