Music:
Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, The Handsome Family, Emmelou Harris, country and bluegrass in general, Gillian Welch, Elvis, Smashing Pumpkins, Antony and the Johnsons, Lou Reed, Martha Wainwright, Frank Sinatra, Monica Zetterlund. And lots of other stuff.
Movies:
Oh, there are so many... Stand by Me, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Deliverance, The Warriors, Poltergeist, Spirited Away, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulin, The Wicker Man, anything by Tim Burton and lots of others
Television:
Carnivale, Twin Peaks, X files, Deadliest Catch, Simpsons, Foyle's War
Books:
Donna Tartt, Susan Cooper, Joyce Carol Oates, Terry Pratchett and Stephen King are amongst my favourite authors
Heroes:
Dolly Parton, Christopher Lee, Monica Zetterlund, Audrey Hepburn