Chris Fox’s Dark Lord Bert, an example of a pop culture fiction.

Pop culture fiction is a genre of fiction where stories are written intentionally to be filled with references from other works and media. Stories in this genre are focused solely on using popular culture references.[1][2][3]

Criteria

Some works in the genre use pop culture references to elicit nostalgia among its consumers, while other examples have the whole setting and universe themselves built upon and revolves around pop cultural references[4] (sometimes even relying on well-known and/or obscure pop culture references as humor as in the case of the cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000).[1][5][6][7][8] Pop culture fiction doesn't just reference one or two titles, but works under this genre reference several titles across different genres and media.[9]

Many types of postmodern works and modern-day homage, metafiction, satires and parodies fall under this category.[1] But unlike more typically comedic satires and parodies, pop culture fiction contains depth and serious themes, with many even garnering critical acclaim.[9] Many stories inspired by games and geek culture have also been examples.[10] According to author Gary Westfahl, works under this genre demand an "aura of immaturity, of incompleteness, while projecting no pretenses."[11]

This genre should not be confused with Pop culture non-fiction, which are researches, encyclopedias, and other academic works focused on the study and analysis of pop culture, rather than stories centered around pop culture references.[12][13]

Examples

Notable pop culture fiction books

List of pop culture fiction authors

Notable pop culture fiction films

List of pop culture fiction filmmakers

List of pop culture fiction in comic format

List of pop culture fiction in television

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 Pickard, Kevin (January 19, 2016). "Should Fiction Be Timeless? Pop Culture References in Contemporary Novels". Electric Lit. January 19, 2016
  3. Editorial. "Popular Culture in Literature". Enotes. May 5, 2015
  4. IN DEFENSE OF POP CULTURE REFERENCES IN BOOKS - BOOK RIOT
  5. 1 2 Alexander, Jonathan. The Uses and Abuses of Pop Culture in Ready Player One and Grandmother's Gold (July 7, 2020)
  6. 1 2 Martin, Emily (April 3, 2018). "CAN'T GET ENOUGH RP1? TRY THESE 25 BOOKS LIKE READY PLAYER ONE". Book Riot. April 3, 2018
  7. Jubas, Kaela (March 16, 2015). "Profs explore what pop culture fiction teaches us about health care". University of Calgary. March 24, 2017
  8. 1 2 Returning 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' was a pre-Internet web series - Austin American-Statesman
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Mountain, John (August 23, 2023). "The 5 Best Pop Culture Fiction". Substack. August 23, 2023
  10. 1 2 Almond, John (July 8, 2021). "The Dark Lord Bert: A Quirky Video Game Literature". Gonevis. July 8, 2021
  11. Westfahl, Gary. Science Fiction, Children's Literature, and Popular Culture: Coming of Age in Fantasyland. Praeger; 1st Edition (April 30, 2000). pp. xi–xii. ISBN 978-0313308475
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  13. What is “Pop Culture Narrative Nonfiction”?
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  15. Hannigan, Carl. "Otaku Girl (Book Review): Where Memes and Literature Mix". Voice Media Group. July 1, 2021
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  30. Mccall, Kevin (September 21, 2023). "'Once Upon a Studio' Trailer Celebrates 100 Years of Disney Magic". Collider. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  31. Steele, Bruce C. (October 10, 2023). "Meet the Characters of Disney Animation's Once Upon a Studio". D23. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  32. Croll, Ben (June 11, 2023). "Annecy Opens on Note of Artistic Defiance as Disney Premieres Centenary Short Once Upon a Studio". Variety. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023.
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  59. The 20 Most Obscure ‘Arrested Development’ Pop Culture References - UPROXX
  60. 10 Best Pop Culture References In 'Community' - Collider
  61. Family Guy "Something, Something, Something Anniversary" Giveaway|WIRED
  62. The Sci-Fi References We'd Love To See In Futurama's Return - Game Rant
  63. All the Rick and Morty Easter Eggs You Missed in Seasons One and Two|TIME
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  66. Seinfeld: 10 Pop Culture References New Fans Won't Understand - Screen Rant
  67. The Simpsons: 10 Old Pop Culture References That Still Aged Perfectly - Screen Rant
  68. The Philosophy of ‘South Park’ References - Tastefully Offensive
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