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== Film Live-Action == |
== Film Live-Action == |
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* ''[[The Evil Dead]]'' was originally named ''Book of the Dead'' after the book of the same name, which appears in the movie. The name was changed because the executives didn't want people to think it was a movie about a book. |
* ''[[The Evil Dead]]'' was originally named ''Book of the Dead'' after the book of the same name, which appears in the movie. The name was changed because the executives didn't want people to think it was a movie about a book. |
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* ''[[Raising Cain]]'' gets its name from the book that main character's father wrote while experimenting on him. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* ''[[The City and The City]]'' |
* ''[[The City and The City]]'' |
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* ''[[Cryptonomicon]]'': Inside the story, the Cryptonomicon is a comprehensive study of cryptography, both for making and breaking codes. |
* ''[[Cryptonomicon]]'': Inside the story, the Cryptonomicon is a comprehensive study of cryptography, both for making and breaking codes. |
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* ''[[The |
* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'': The most important reference work for any hoopy galactic traveller. The entry for Earth consists of "Mostly Harmless". |
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* ''[[House of Leaves]]'' |
* ''[[House of Leaves]]'' |
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* ''[[Infinite Jest]]'': The [[Fictional Document]] is, in this case, a film so mesmerizing that the U.S. government is interested in weaponizing it. |
* ''[[Infinite Jest]]'': The [[Fictional Document]] is, in this case, a film so mesmerizing that the U.S. government is interested in weaponizing it. |
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* ''[[The King in Yellow]]'': A play that when read or performed, drives the audience violently insane. |
* ''[[The King in Yellow]]'': A play that when read or performed, drives the audience violently insane. |
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* ''[[The Manual of Detection]]'': The book in question is a handbook for the detectives of The Agency. {{spoiler|Almost all extant editions appear to be missing a chapter.}} |
* ''[[The Manual of Detection]]'': The book in question is a handbook for the detectives of The Agency. {{spoiler|Almost all extant editions appear to be missing a chapter.}} |
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* ''[[The Neverending Story ( |
* ''[[The Neverending Story (novel)|The Neverending Story]]''. |
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* ''[[Pale Fire]]'' |
* ''[[Pale Fire]]'' |
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* ''[[The Real Inspector Hound]]'' by [[Tom Stoppard]] is a play about two theater critics watching a production of The Real Inspector Hound. |
* ''[[The Real Inspector Hound]]'' by [[Tom Stoppard]] is a play about two theater critics watching a production of The Real Inspector Hound. |
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== Webcomics == |
== Webcomics == |
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* ''[[A Beginner's Guide to the End of the Universe]]'' |
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* ''The Art of Domination'' |
* ''The Art of Domination'' |
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* ''The Hero's Handbook'' |
* ''The Hero's Handbook'' |
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