▁painting ▁Rel ativity . ▁ ▁The ▁slash er ▁film ▁A ▁Night m are ▁on ▁El m ▁Street ▁ 5 : ▁The ▁Dream ▁Child ▁( 1 9 8 9 ) ▁features ▁a ▁past iche ▁of ▁House ▁of ▁St airs ▁or ▁Rel ativity ▁conj ured ▁up ▁by ▁Fred dy ▁Kru eg er ▁in ▁his ▁dream ▁dimension , ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁script ▁as ▁the ▁" E scher ▁Maz e ", ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁" an ▁E sch eres que , ▁expression istic ▁landscape " ▁and ▁" an ▁ins ane , ▁logic - def ying ▁world ▁where ▁water ▁runs ▁u ph ill ▁and ▁st airs ▁and ▁doors ▁stand ▁at ▁impossible ▁angles ▁to ▁one ▁another ." ▁ ▁Television ▁ ▁The ▁Com edy ▁Central ▁animated ▁series ▁Dra wn ▁T ogether ▁has ▁a ▁first - season ▁episode , ▁" Cl ara ' s ▁D irty ▁Little ▁Secret ", ▁where ▁Clara ▁bel ieves ▁she ▁is ▁pre gn ant , ▁and ▁To ot ▁suggests ▁that ▁she ▁fall ▁down ▁some ▁st airs . ▁Clara ▁thinks ▁of ▁a ▁suitable ▁room ▁and ▁leads ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁" M . ▁C . ▁E scher ▁room ", ▁where ▁To ot ▁push es ▁Clara ▁down ▁( and ▁up , ▁around ▁and ▁back ▁down ) ▁a ▁flight ▁of ▁st airs . ▁ ▁The ▁FO X ▁animated ▁series ▁Family ▁Guy ▁has ▁all ud ed ▁to ▁E scher ▁on ▁two ▁occasions . ▁In ▁" B rian ▁Go es ▁Back ▁to ▁College ", ▁Ste wie ▁and ▁Brian ▁share ▁a ▁room ▁where ▁Ste wie ▁puts ▁up ▁a ▁fr amed ▁print