I recently critiqued the respective Blu-ray releases of both volumes of Kill Bill for Dread Central. In my rewatch of Volume 2, I pondered an element to which I hadn’t previously given a whole lot of thought. The name on the headstone of the grave where Budd buries The Bride is Paula Schultz (pictured below). Ms. Schultz lived from 1823-1898.

I hadn’t previously thought much of it. However, there is something to the name on that tombstone. I did some Internet sleuthing and found a couple of interesting tidbits.

First and foremost, the name Paula Schultz is clearly a nod to the 1968 film The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz. However, that’s not necessarily where the story ends. Many fans have posited that the headstone may belong to the wife of Dr. King Schultz from Django Unchained.

In case you’re unfamiliar with the character, Dr. King Schultz worked...