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| 3 | !!Examples: |
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| 6 | [[folder:Works]] |
| 7 | %% numbers |
| 8 | * ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' is ''Literature/TheIronHeel'' meets ''Literature/{{We}}'' meets ''Literature/BraveNewWorld'' meets ''Literature/DarknessAtNoon''. |
| 9 | ** Or ''[[Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl Anne Frank]]'' set in the dystopian future. |
| 10 | * ''Literature/The39Clues:'' |
| 11 | ** Cross ''Series/TheAmazingRace'' and ''Literature/TheWestingGame,'' plus add history on the side. |
| 12 | ** ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' meets ''Literature/TheWestingGame''. |
| 13 | %% A |
| 14 | * ''Literature/AboveTheTimberline'' is a ''Literature/{{Dinotopia}}''-style illustrated novel borrowing the intelligent-polar-bears-and-MacGuffin-device trappings of the first ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' book... without the charm or wit of either. |
| 15 | * ''Literature/TheAeneid'' is ''Literature/TheIliad'' with a PerspectiveFlip of a Trojan refugee and ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' as he seeks out a new land. |
| 16 | * The ''Literature/AhrimanTrilogy'' is ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' meets the Franchise/CthulhuMythos. |
| 17 | * ''Literature/TheAmazingMauriceAndHisEducatedRodents'' is ''Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin'' meets ''Literature/MrsFrisbyAndTheRatsOfNIMH'' meets ''Literature/WatershipDown''. |
| 18 | * ''Literature/AngelinaBallerina'' is ''Literature/{{Arthur}}'' meets ''Literature/StuartLittle''. |
| 19 | * ''Literature/AngelsOfMusic'' is ''Series/CharliesAngels'' meets ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' (or, given [[GayParee the setting]], Les Hommes Mystérieux). |
| 20 | * Music/NickCave's ''And the Ass Saw the Angel'' is Creator/WilliamFaulkner meets Creator/GabrielGarciaMarquez, [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs with foetal alcohol syndrome and lots of moonshine]]. |
| 21 | * ''Literature/AnimalFarm'' is [[UsefulNotes/RedOctober the Russian Revolution]] meets ''Film/{{Babe}}''. |
| 22 | * ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' is ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' meets ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' with [[HumongousMecha evangelions]] replaced with [[{{Animorphism}} shapeshifting]]. |
| 23 | ** Alternatively, it's as if ''Literature/TheFamousFive'' took on the ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers'' [[FromBadToWorse and it ended up like]] ''Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon'' and ''Literature/EndersGame''. |
| 24 | * ''Literature/AnnoDracula'' is ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' meets ''ComicBook/AmericanVampire'' meets ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''. |
| 25 | * ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'' has been described by its author as "''Film/DieHard'' with fairies". |
| 26 | * ''Literature/AssassinsOrbit'' was pitched by its author as ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' meets ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003''. |
| 27 | * ''Assistant to the Villain'' is ''Webcomic/{{Nimona}}'' meets ''Literature/TooManyCurses''. |
| 28 | * ''Literature/{{Atharon}}'' was described as ''Series/GameOfThrones'' meets MMO game meets ''Literature/HarryPotter''. |
| 29 | * ''Literature/AtlantaNights'' is ''Literature/TheEyeOfArgon'' meets those trashy paperback novels you see at the grocery store. If you pick it up in the DramaticReading aisle, you'll be able to get some [[LargeHam ham]] with it. |
| 30 | * ''Literature/TheAutomaticDetective'' combines every FilmNoir trope with just about every RaygunGothic trope (albeit, the latter is fairly deconstructed). |
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| 32 | * Creator/FScottFitzgerald's ''Literature/TheBabyParty'' is basically ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' meets classic literature. |
| 33 | * ''Literature/TheBadGuys'' is the ''Franchise/DespicableMe'' series meets ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' meets WorldOfFunnyAnimals. |
| 34 | * ''Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy'' is ''Literature/HarryPotter'' meets ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'' and ''Manga/ShamanKing'', InTheStyleOf ''Literature/TheElricSaga''. |
| 35 | * ''Literature/BattleRoyale'' is ''Literature/TheRunningMan'' meets ''Literature/TheLongWalk'' meets Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling meets ''Film/GameOfDeath'' meets ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' meets ''Franchise/FridayThe13th''. |
| 36 | * ''Literature/BeatTheReaper'' is ''Series/BurnNotice'' meets ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'' meets ''Series/{{House}}'' written as [[DarkerAndEdgier darkly]] as possible. |
| 37 | * ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'' is ''Literature/MushokuTenseiJoblessReincarnation'' meets ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. |
| 38 | * ''Literature/BetweenTwoFires'' is ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' meets ''Manga/LoneWolfAndCub'' and ''Literature/TheRoad''. |
| 39 | * ''Literature/TheBible'' is basically what happens when you throw Myth/MesopotamianMythology, Myth/ClassicalMythology and Myth/EgyptianMythology into a blender. |
| 40 | * ''Literature/BlackLeopardRedWolf'' is ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'' meets ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. |
| 41 | * ''Literature/{{Blindsight}}'' is pretty much ''Literature/HouseOfLeaves'' meets ''Film/{{Sunshine}}''. |
| 42 | * ''Literature/BloodMeridian'' is ''Film/TheSearchers'' meets ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'' meets ''Literature/TheMysteriousStranger'' meets ''Film/SaloOrThe120DaysOfSodom''. |
| 43 | * ''Literature/TheBookOfTheNewSun'' is ''Literature/DyingEarth'' meets ''Literature/{{Dune}}'', as written by Creator/JamesJoyce. |
| 44 | * ''Literature/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan'' is ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' meets ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' |
| 45 | ** Or ''Manga/ElfenLied'' meets ''Anime/ExcelSaga''. |
| 46 | * ''Literature/ABootStompingAHumanFaceForever'' was described by a reviewer "...someone cloned an amphetamine-addled Creator/PhilipKDick and told him to come up with his own version of Nick Hornby's Literature/HighFidelity." |
| 47 | * ''Literature/TheBuilders'': |
| 48 | ** ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' meets ''[[Film/TheMagnificentSeven1960 The Magnificent Seven]]''. |
| 49 | ** ''Literature/WatershipDown'' meets ''[[Film/TheMagnificentSeven1960 The Magnificent Seven]]''. |
| 50 | %% C |
| 51 | * ''Literature/{{Caliphate}}'' is a far-right take on ''Literature/TheHandmaidsTale'' meets ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000''. |
| 52 | * ''Literature/ACanticleForLeibowitz'' is ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' meets ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_irish_saved_civilization How the Irish Saved Civilization]]''. |
| 53 | * ''Literature/CanYouSpareAQuarter'' is ''Manga/BunnyDrop'' meets ''Literature/IfItsForMyDaughterIdEvenDefeatADemonLord'' (without the HighFantasy undertones). |
| 54 | ** Jamie's backstory is ''Film/{{Kisapmata}}'' meets ''Film/SoundOfFreedom''. |
| 55 | * ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'': ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' meets ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' meets ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' meets ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}''. |
| 56 | * ''Literature/ChasingTheMoon'' is ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1'' meets ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}''. |
| 57 | * ''Literature/ChildrenOfTheRedKing'' is ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' meets ''ComicBook/XMen''. |
| 58 | * ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'' is ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' meets the UsefulNotes/{{Christmas}} season. |
| 59 | * Creator/CSLewis's ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' is ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' meets ''Literature/ThePilgrimsProgress'', with heavy influences borrowed from both [[Myth/CelticMythology Celtic]] and Myth/NorseMythology. Or ''Literature/TheWizardOfOz'' meets ''Literature/TheBible''. |
| 60 | * ''Literature/ChroniclesOfTheKencyrath'' has the lordly power struggles and incest of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' and a world as strange and deeply magical as [[Literature/LandOfOz L. Frank Baum's original Oz books]]. But with a real, consistent main character. |
| 61 | * ''Chronicles Of The Nephilim'' is ''Series/GameOfThrones'' meets ''Literature/TheBible'' and ''Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh'' |
| 62 | * ''Literature/CodexAlera'' is ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' meets ''Literature/TheBelgariad'' meets ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', with some elements of ''Series/{{Rome}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'' for flavoring and spontaneity. |
| 63 | ** Alternatively, some of the series' fans on Tumblr have described it as ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (albeit LighterAndSofter to a degree) meets ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' with a huge dose of Roman culture. |
| 64 | ** The entire series is actually this by design. Jim Butcher has said that he originally was challenged to write a good story that combined the concepts of the LostRomanLegion with ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. |
| 65 | * ''Literature/AColderWar'' is the RedScare meets the Franchise/CthulhuMythos. |
| 66 | * ''Literature/{{Colony}}'' is ''Series/RedDwarf'' meets ''Film/{{Idiocracy}}'' with hints of ''Film/Robocop2'' |
| 67 | * The ''Literature/CompleteWorldKnowledge'' series has been described as ''Literature/PaleFire'', as directed by Creator/WesAnderson. |
| 68 | * ''Literature/ConanTheBarbarian'' is ''Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh'' and ''Literature/{{Beowulf}}'', by way of ''Literature/{{Kull}}'' and ''Literature/SolomonKane''. |
| 69 | * ''Literature/ConstanceVerity'' Trilogy: ''Franchise/JohnWick'' meets ''Literature/EmperorMolluskVersusTheSinisterBrain''. |
| 70 | ** ''Literature/TheLastAdventureOfConstanceVerity'' is ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' meets ''Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum'' with just a hint of ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded''. |
| 71 | ** ''Literature/ConstanceVeritySavesTheWorld'' is ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' meets ''Film/JohnWickChapter2''. |
| 72 | * ''Literature/TheConstantRabbit'' is ([[https://www.jasperfforde.com/rabbit/about.html described by the author as]]) ''Literature/WatershipDown'' meets ''Film/District9'' |
| 73 | * ''Literature/{{Coraline}}'': |
| 74 | ** ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' meets ''Literature/TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon''. |
| 75 | ** ''[[Literature/AliceInWonderland Alice]]'' meets [[Creator/FranzKafka Kafka]]. |
| 76 | ** ''[[Literature/AliceInWonderland Alice]]'' meets ''[[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]]''. |
| 77 | ** ''[[Literature/AliceInWonderland Alice]]'' meets ''[[Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari Caligari]]''. |
| 78 | *** The fact that the film version was directed by Henry Selick of ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' fame certainly helps. |
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| 80 | * ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' is ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' meets ''[[Film/TheMagnificentSeven1960 The Magnificent Seven]]'' meets ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', all with a background of Myth/ArthurianLegend to boot. [[NoticingTheFourthWall This is all deliberate]]. |
| 81 | * ''Literature/DanielX'': ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' meets ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' by way of RuleOfCool. |
| 82 | * ''Literature/DeadSilence'' is "what if [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Ripley and her crew]] found the ''Film/EventHorizon''?" |
| 83 | * ''Literature/TheDemonata'' is ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' meets ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' and ''Literature/{{It}}'', with a bit of ''Literature/TheDarkTower''. |
| 84 | * ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' is ''Series/{{MalcolmInTheMiddle}}'' meets ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. |
| 85 | * ''Literature/TheDinosaurLords'' is ''Film/JurassicPark'' meets ''Series/GameOfThrones''. It's even written on the cover. |
| 86 | * ''Literature/DiogenesClub'' started as ''Series/JasonKing'' meets ''The Omega Factor'' before becoming ''Series/TheXFiles'' meets the [[Creator/PhilipJoseFarmer Wold Newton Universe]]. |
| 87 | * The ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' series as a whole can be described as the {{Dungeon Punk}} genre meets British humor & culture meets [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs a bag of drugs]]. |
| 88 | ** The original Corgi paperback cover of ''Literature/TheColourOfMagic'' calls it "[[Literature/ThreeMenInABoat Jerome K. Jerome]] meets ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' (with a touch of ''Literature/PeterPan'')". |
| 89 | ** As summed up on its very [=TV=] Tropes page, ''[[Literature/NightWatchDiscworld Night Watch]]'' is essentially ''Series/{{Life on Mars|2006}}'' meets ''Literature/LesMiserables''. |
| 90 | * ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' is ''Literature/TheOdyssey'', ''Literature/TheAeneid'', and ''Literature/TheIliad'' meet ''Literature/TheBible'' and the ''Literature/SummaTheologiae''. |
| 91 | * ''Literature/DorkDiaries'' is ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' meets ''Film/MeanGirls'' |
| 92 | * The blurbs on ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' books describe them as "Literature/HarryPotter starring Literature/PhilipMarlowe." This, as it happens, [[AvertedTrope is dead wrong]], since aside from the coincidence of names, the series actually bears almost no resemblance to ''Harry Potter''. In practice, it's more like ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''[[note]]or ''Series/{{Angel}}'', rather, considering ''The Dresden Files'' has a premise more reminiscent of a FantasticNoir akin to ''Angel'' rather than the more MonsterOfTheWeek ComingOfAgeStory as seen with ''Buffy''[[/note]] set in the TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness, with either Philip Marlowe or Literature/{{Spenser}} as the main character. Incidentally, some of the later blurbs ''do'' have this. |
| 93 | ** InUniverse, Bob describes the Sidhe Wars with the phrase "...like if ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' and ''Series/AllMyChildren'' had a baby with Wrestling/MachoManRandySavage and a whack-a-mole machine!" |
| 94 | * ''Literature/TheDumbBunnies'' is ''Literature/GoodnightMoon'' meets ''Literature/TheStupids''. |
| 95 | * ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'' is the ''Literature/FoundationSeries'' meets ''Literature/TheAccursedKings'' |
| 96 | ** [[Literature/{{Dune}} The original novel]] is ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars'' meets ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' and ''Literature/TheStarsMyDestination''. |
| 97 | ** ''Literature/DuneMessiah'' is ''Literature/TheChildrenOfHurin'' meets ''Theatre/OedipusRex'' and ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''. |
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| 99 | * ''Literature/EarthCentAmbassador'' is ''Series/MadamSecretary'' meets ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' (in the sense that it's a GovernmentProcedural with a female protagonist as an absurdist SpaceOpera WorkCom). |
| 100 | * ''[[Creator/MichaelCrichton Eaters Of The Dead]]'' is intentionally ''Literature/{{Beowulf}}'' meets Ahmad ibn Fadlan's travelogue. |
| 101 | * ''Literature/TheEdgeChronicles'' reads like the result of Creator/RoaldDahl and Creator/DrSeuss teaming up to write a sprawling epic fantasy. |
| 102 | * ''Literature/TheElderScrolls'' novels ''The Infernal City'' and ''Lord of Souls'' are essentially ''The Elder Scrolls'' meets ''Anime/SpiritedAway'' in book form. |
| 103 | * ''Literature/TheElricSaga'' is ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' meets ''Literature/ThreeHeartsAndThreeLions'' meets ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Well_of_the_Unicorn The Well of the Unicorn]]'' meets ''Literature/{{Gormenghast}}'' meets ''Literature/TheBrokenSword'' meets ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing'' meets ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' meets ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serpent_(novel) The Serpent]]''. |
| 104 | * ''Literature/EmilyBonesCityOfGhosts'' is ''Literature/TheLovelyBones'' meets ''Literature/TheGraveyardBook''. |
| 105 | * ''Literature/EmperorMolluskVersusTheSinisterBrain'' is ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxyTrilogy'' meets ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' |
| 106 | * ''Literature/EnchantressFromTheStars'' is ''Franchise/StarTrek'' meets ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. |
| 107 | * ''Literature/EncyclopediaBrown'' is ''Literature/TwoMinuteMysteries'' meets [[Franchise/ArchieComics the Archies]]. |
| 108 | * ''Literature/EndersGame'' is ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' meets ''Literature/StarshipTroopers'' |
| 109 | ** Or ''Film/TheLastStarfighter'' meets ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'', ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' and ''Literature/TheForeverWar''. |
| 110 | * Alexander Gordon Smith's ''Literature/EscapeFromFurnace'' is ''Film/TheGreatEscape'' meets ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000''. |
| 111 | * ''Literature/{{Everworld}}'' is ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' meet AllMythsAreTrue. |
| 112 | ** Or ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983'' meets ''Literature/AmericanGods'', by way of ''Manga/DriftingClassroom'' and ''Manga/ViolenceJack''. |
| 113 | * ''Literature/EvilGeniusTrilogy'' is ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' meets ''Literature/SoonIWillBeInvincible''. |
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| 115 | * ''Literature/FactionParadox'' is ''Series/DoctorWho'' meets ''ComicBook/TheFilth''. |
| 116 | * ''Literature/TheFamiliars'', as stated on the back cover, is ''Literature/HarryPotter'' meets ''Literature/WarriorCats''. |
| 117 | * ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' is ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' meets ''Literature/{{Rebecca}}'' meets ''Literature/TheStoryOfO''. |
| 118 | * ''Literature/FightClub'' is ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'' meets ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde'' meets Creator/BretEastonEllis meets the SpearCounterpart of ''Film/{{Heathers}}''. |
| 119 | * ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'' is ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' meets ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}''. |
| 120 | * ''Literature/TheForestOfHandsAndTeeth'' is ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' meets ''Film/TheGiver'', or SurvivalHorror meets {{Dystopia}}. |
| 121 | * ''Literature/ForeverGate'': is marketed it as 'Running Man meets Matrix'. |
| 122 | * ''Literature/{{Franklin}}'': ''Literature/LittleCritter'' meets ''WesternAnimation/TheGetAlongGang'' |
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| 124 | * ''Literature/TheGirlWhoOwnedACity'' is (a curiously non-violent) ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' meets ''Literature/AtlasShrugged'' |
| 125 | * ''Literature/GleamsOfAeterna'' may be described as ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' meets ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. |
| 126 | * ''Literature/{{Gone}}'' is ''ComicBook/XMen'' meets ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies''. |
| 127 | * The ''Good Intentions'' novels by [[https://www.elliottkay.com/ erotic author Elliott Kay]] are basically a DenserAndWackier[=/=]LighterAndSofter take on ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' meets the HaremGenre (albeit as an [[AffectionateParody Affectionate]] DeconstructiveParody). |
| 128 | * A review of ''Literature/GoodOmens'' compared it to "the Literature/BookOfRevelation as penned by Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus". |
| 129 | ** ''Film/TheOmen1976'' as written by Creator/DouglasAdams. |
| 130 | * ''Literature/TheGoodnessGene'' is "''[[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 1984]]'' meets ''Literature/BraveNewWorld''", but with more conspiracies and clones. |
| 131 | * ''Literature/{{Gor}}'' is ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars'' meets ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian'' meets ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey''. |
| 132 | * ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' is ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' meets ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt''. |
| 133 | ** Or ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'' meets ''WesternAnimation/TalesFromTheCryptKeeper'', with the DarkComedy of ''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision''. |
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| 135 | * ''Literature/GravitysRainbow'' is ''Literature/SlaughterhouseFive'' meets ''Literature/{{Ulysses}}''....which probably still doesn't accurately describe [[MindScrew this book]]. |
| 136 | * ''Literature/TheHalfLifeTrilogy'' was described by ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Metro]]'' as a [[DarkerAndEdgier dark-as-hell]] ''Literature/HarryPotter'' meets ''Film/TheBourneIdentity''. |
| 137 | * ''Literature/TheHandmaidsTale'' is an American ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' with a feminist viewpoint. |
| 138 | * ''Literature/HarryPotter'': |
| 139 | ** ''Literature/YoungWizards'' meets ''{{Film/Grease}}''. |
| 140 | ** LighterAndSofter ''ComicBook/TheBooksOfMagic'' |
| 141 | ** ''Literature/YoungWizards'' meets ''Literature/{{Jennings}}'', with the latter's NotAllowedToGrowUp replaced with ''massive'' amounts of DarkerAndEdgier. |
| 142 | ** ''Literature/{{Matilda}}'' meets ''ComicBook/TheBooksOfMagic'' in a boarding school. |
| 143 | ** Creator/RoaldDahl meets Creator/JRRTolkien. |
| 144 | ** ''Literature/TheWorstWitch'' meets ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. |
| 145 | * ''Literature/HarvestHome'' is ''Literature/TheStepfordWives'' meets ''Film/TheWickerMan1973''. [[note]]all three works actually came out around the same time[[/note]] |
| 146 | * ''Literature/HeartOfSteel'' has been described as ''Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast'' meets ''Franchise/DespicableMe''. |
| 147 | * ''Literature/{{Hero}}'' by Perry Moore is ''Film/SkyHigh2005'' meets ''ComicBook/XMen'' meets ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' |
| 148 | * ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' is ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatole_France The Revolt of the Angels]]'' meets ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia''. |
| 149 | * Stephanie Meyer's ''Literature/TheHost2008'': |
| 150 | ** ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' meets ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. |
| 151 | ** ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers'' meets ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga''. |
| 152 | * ''Literature/TheHomestuckEpilogues'' is what happens when you give [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} the original webcomic]] the ''Literature/MostlyHarmless'', ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End of Evangelion]]'' and ''Literature/DuneMessiah'' treatment. |
| 153 | * ''Literature/HouseOfLeaves'' is ''Literature/TheColourOutOfSpace'' meets ''Literature/TlonUqbarOrbisTertius'' and ''Literature/InfiniteJest''. |
| 154 | * ''Literature/TheHouseOfNight'' is ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' meets ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' meets ''Literature/HarryPotter'': |
| 155 | ** [-If you want to be more specific, it has the vampire romance from ''Twilight'', the reincarnated princess with her friends who each fill a specific role from ''Sailor Moon'', and the chosen one at a supernatural boarding school from ''Harry Potter''-]. |
| 156 | * ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' is ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' meets ''Series/{{Survivor}}'', with a little bit of both ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' and ''Literature/LesMiserables''. |
| 157 | ** Or ''Literature/BattleRoyale'' meets ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' and ''Film/TheRunningMan''. |
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| 159 | * ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'' is Franchise/StarWars set in Middle Earth with a little ''[[Literature/{{Earthsea}} Tales of Earthsea]]'' thrown in, and a dash of ''Literature/DragonridersOfPern''. |
| 160 | * ''Literature/IronWidow'' is ''Literature/TheHandmaidsTale'' meets ''Film/PacificRim''. |
| 161 | * Creator/StephenKing's ''Literature/{{IT}}'': ''Series/TheWonderYears'' and ''Film/TheLittleRascals'' meets CosmicHorrorStory with some Discworld elements ([[RuleOfCool giant space turtle]]!) |
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| 163 | * ''Literature/JaneEyre'' is ''Literature/AgnesGrey'' meets ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'', ''Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast'', and ''Literature/{{Bluebeard}}'' (although [[spoiler: with just one, still living wife in the hidden chamber]]). |
| 164 | * ''Literature/TheJeremiahSchool'' is ''Literature/HarryPotter'' meets ''Literature/LeftBehind'' by way of ''Fanfic/HogwartsSchoolOfPrayerAndMiracles''. |
| 165 | * ''Literature/TheJudasStrain'': ''Film/NationalTreasure'' meets ''Film/DieHard'' meets ''Film/JamesBond'' meets ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'', meets ''Franchise/GIJoe''. |
| 166 | * ''Literature/JohnnyGotHisGun'' is ''Literature/TheMetamorphosis'' meets ''Literature/AFarewellToArms''. |
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| 168 | * ''Literature/TheKaijuPreservationSociety'' is ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' meets the ''Website/SCPFoundation''. |
| 169 | * ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles'' is ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' and ''Literature/HarryPotter'' meets ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive''. |
| 170 | * ''Literature/{{Kim}}'' is ''[[Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer Tom Sawyer]]'' meets ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' in [[UsefulNotes/TheRaj British India]]. |
| 171 | * ''Literature/KingsGame'' is ''Manga/MiraiNikki'' meets ''Literature/TheRing''. |
| 172 | * ''Literature/{{Kire}}'' is basically ''Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends'' meets ''Literature/HarryPotter''. With Norwegian myths and fairy tales rather than Japanese, although it got some other European. |
| 173 | * ''Literature/TheKiteRunner'' is ''Literature/ASeparatePeace'' set in Afghanistan with ''[[UnreliableNarrator a much]]'' [[UnreliableNarrator more honest narrator]]. |
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| 175 | * The ''Literature/LadyGraceMysteries'' are ''Literature/TrixieBelden'' meets ''The Royal Diaries''. |
| 176 | * ''Literature/LauraUndDerSilberwolf'' (Laura and silver Wolf) is ''Film/PansLabyrinth'' in a MedicalDrama setting. |
| 177 | * ''Literature/LatawnyaTheNaughtyHorseLearnsToSayNoToDrugs'' is ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' meets ''Film/ReeferMadness'' |
| 178 | * ''Literature/TheLookingGlassWars'' is ''VideoGame/AmericanMcGeesAlice'' meets ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}''. |
| 179 | * ''Literature/LittleMonsters'' is ''Literature/MrMen'' (and Little Misses) meets [[WesternAnimation/TheKidsFromRoom402 Gracie Graves and the Kids from Room 402]]. |
| 180 | * ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': |
| 181 | ** ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung'' with an Old English/Anglo-Saxon retelling. |
| 182 | ** Alternatively, it is Ring of Gyges and Literature/{{Beowulf}} as set in Myth/NorseMythology. |
| 183 | * ''Literature/TheLockedTomb'' is ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' meets ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'', InTheStyleOf ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. |
| 184 | * ''Literature/TheLostFleet'' is essentially what you'd get if Literature/HonorHarrington stumbled across [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] [[RecycledInSPACE in space]] and he assumed command. |
| 185 | * ''Literature/TheLunarChronicles'' is functionally the Grimms' fairy tales meet ''Anime/SailorMoon'', among other sci-fi stories. |
| 186 | ** ''Cinder'': ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' meets ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}''. |
| 187 | ** ''Scarlet'': ''Literature/LittleRedRidingHood'' meets ''Film/TheTerminator''. |
| 188 | ** ''Cress'': ''Literature/{{Rapunzel}}'' meets ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. |
| 189 | ** ''Winter'': ''Literature/SnowWhite'' meets ''Film/TheMatrix''. |
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| 191 | * ''Literature/MagicalGirlRaisingProject'' as a series is ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' and ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' meets the MagicalGirl genre. Each arc also differentiates between each other by using tropes and conventions from other genres: |
| 192 | ** The first arc is ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' meets either ''Film/TheRunningMan'', ''Literature/BattleRoyale'', ''Film/{{Gamer}}'', ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', or ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki''. |
| 193 | ** The second arc, ''Restart'', is magical girls meets ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', ''Literature/LogHorizon'', the ''TabletopGame/{{Mafia}}'' and/or ''TabletopGame/Werewolf1997'' party game, and a bit of ''Anime/DeathNote''. |
| 194 | ** The third arc, ''Limited'', is magical girls meets ''Series/TwentyFour'', ''Literature/UnderTheDome'', ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', and a bit of ''Political Thriller''. |
| 195 | * ''Literature/TheMagisterium'' is ''Literature/HarryPotter'' meets ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. |
| 196 | * ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' is ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' meets ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' or ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''. |
| 197 | * Ray Bradbury compared his ''Literature/TheMartianChronicles'' to a mix of ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars'' and Sherwood Anderson's ''Winesburg, Ohio''. |
| 198 | * ''Literature/{{Matched}}'': |
| 199 | ** ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' meets ''Literature/TheGiver''. |
| 200 | ** ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' meets ''VideoGame/{{Anthem}}''. |
| 201 | * ''Literature/{{Matilda}}'' is ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' meets ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' (but with a far happier ending than either of those books). |
| 202 | * ''Literature/{{Meg}}'' has often been described as ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' meets ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' |
| 203 | * ''Literature/TheMidnightLibrary'' is ''Literature/FearStreet'' meets ''ComicBook/TalesFromTheCrypt''(and other EC Comics), with generous helpings of ''Film/TheBlairWitchProject'', ''Literature/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream'', ''Film/TheDescent'', ''Franchise/{{SAW}}'',''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'',''Film/LakeMungo'',''Film/NoroiTheCurse'', and various Creator/JunjiIto tales. |
| 204 | * ''Literature/TheMindfuckSeries'' is ''Film/ISpitOnYourGrave'' meets ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' and ''Manga/ElfenLied''. |
| 205 | * Creator/{{Brandon Sanderson}}'s [[https://www.brandonsanderson.com/where-do-i-start/ own website]] describes ''[[Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy Mistborn: The Final Empire]]'' as "One part ''Film/OceansEleven'', one part ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', one part ''Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon'', one part ''Film/MyFairLady''." |
| 206 | * ''Literature/{{Mogworld}}'' is essentially ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' meets ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' as written by Creator/DouglasAdams. |
| 207 | * [[Website/TVTropes Our very own]] LaconicWiki describes ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' as ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' meets ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga''. |
| 208 | * ''Literature/{{Mouseheart}}'' is described by the author as ''Literature/WarriorCats'' meets ''Literature/{{Redwall}}''. |
| 209 | * ''Literature/{{Murderess}}'' is basically ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' meets ''Literature/HarryPotter'' meets ''Literature/TheHobbit'' with just a dash of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. |
| 210 | * ''Literature/MushokuTenseiJoblessReincarnation'' is ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'' meets ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfThomasCovenant'' and ''Literature/SwordArtOnline''. |
| 211 | * ''The Musicians'' (''Muzykanci'') by Andrzej Sapkowski is "Literature/TheBremenTownMusicians" meets "[[Creator/HPLovecraft The Music of Erich Zann]]". |
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| 213 | * ''Literature/NeverLetMeGo'' is ''Film/TheIsland'' meets ''Literature/TheOnesWhoWalkAwayFromOmelas''. |
| 214 | * One review said that if Creator/TimBurton reimagined ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''... it would still fall ''far'' short of Creator/NeilGaiman's ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}''. |
| 215 | * ''{{Literature/Nightside}}'' series is ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' meets ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}''. |
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| 217 | * ''Literature/OneStormyNight'' is ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound'' meets ''Literature/NightOnTheGalacticRailroad'' meets ''Anime/RingingBell''. |
| 218 | * ''Literature/OutbreakCompany'': ''Literature/AmagiBrilliantPark'' meets ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh''. |
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| 220 | * ''Literature/{{Parellity}}'' is, brace yourselves, a sci-fi ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' mixed in with both ''Film/MadMax'' and ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'', with elements of ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'', ''VideoGame/AceCombat'', ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', and starring most of the cast of ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. |
| 221 | * ''Literature/ThePendragonAdventure'' has been described as Literature/HarryPotter's American cousin meets ''Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}}'' (the whole franchise) meets ''Series/TheTimeTunnel'' meets ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'' with bits of ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'', ''Franchise/TheMatrix'', ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'', and ''Film/TheGodfather'' thrown in for good measure. |
| 222 | * ''Penthouse'' is ''Playboy'' meets ''Hustler''; Basically the gloss and glamor of ''Playboy'', and the explicit poses of ''Hustler''. |
| 223 | * ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' is ''Literature/HarryPotter'' meets Myth/ClassicalMythology. |
| 224 | ** Alternatively, it's ''Literature/AmericanGods'' meets ''Series/{{Angel}}'' [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids for kids]]. |
| 225 | * ''Literature/{{Phantalleum}} - Dual Crossage'' is ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' meets ''Manga/{{Btooom}}'' meets ''Anime/DigimonTamers''. |
| 226 | * According to the [=UNspoiled!=] Book Club [[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unspoiled-book-club/id1114604732?i=1000499267003 podcast]], ''Literature/ThePhantomTollbooth'' is what would happen if both Creator/NeilGaiman and Creator/DrSeuss had collaborated on a rewrite of ''Literature/ThePilgrimsProgress''. |
| 227 | * ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies'' is... well, ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin (though with the addition of {{Ninja}}s). |
| 228 | * ''Literature/PrisonersOfPower'' is ''[[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 1984]]'' meets ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''. |
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| 230 | %% R |
| 231 | * ''Literature/ReadyPlayerOne'' is ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' meets ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' meets 80's PopCulture. |
| 232 | ** Or ''Franchise/DotHack'' meets ''Film/TheMatrix'', InTheStyleOf ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim''. |
| 233 | *** InUniverse: The OASIS is ''VideoGame/SecondLife'' meets ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' meets--yes--PopCulture. |
| 234 | * ''Literature/RebornAsASpaceMercenaryIWokeUpPilotingTheStrongestStarship'': ''Manga/Overlord2012'' meets ''VideoGame/EliteDangerous''. |
| 235 | * ''Literature/ReconstructingAmelia'' has been described as ''Literature/GoneGirl'' meets ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars''. |
| 236 | * ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' is ''Series/GameOfThrones'' meets ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH'' with a dash of ''Literature/WatershipDown''. |
| 237 | * The ''Literature/{{Relativity}}'' series is ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' meets ''Series/CriminalMinds,'' with a touch of the 1960s ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}.'' |
| 238 | * ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' is ''Literature/{{Trainspotting}}'' meets ''Literature/GoAskAlice'' and ''Theatre/LaBoheme''. |
| 239 | * ''Literature/ReZero'': |
| 240 | ** ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate'' in an [[TrappedInAnotherWorld isekai]]. |
| 241 | ** Or ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' meets ''Literature/{{Konosuba}}'' meets ''Film/GroundhogDay''. |
| 242 | ** Or ''Anime/NowAndThenHereAndThere'' meets ''Literature/AllYouNeedIsKill''. |
| 243 | * ''Literature/RhymesWithWitches'' is ''Film/MeanGirls'' meets ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' meets ''Literature/FlowersForAlgernon''. |
| 244 | * ''Literature/RickyRicottasMightyRobot'' is ''Literature/GeronimoStilton'' meets ''[[Manga/GiantRobo Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot]]'' meets ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''. |
| 245 | * ''Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'' is ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' meets ''Franchise/{{Highlander}}'' meets ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'' with a dash of ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird''. |
| 246 | * ''Literature/RiversOfLondon'' is ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'' meets ''Series/TheBill''. |
| 247 | * ''Literature/TheRomanMysteries'': [[WordOfGod The author describes it as]] ''Literature/TheFamousFive'' plus ''Literature/NancyDrew'' meets ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''. |
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| 249 | * ''Literature/TheSacredBlacksmith'' can be almost perfectly described as ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' meets ''Manga/ElementalGelade''. |
| 250 | * ''Literature/TheSagaOfDarrenShan'' is ''Literature/EndersGame'' and/or ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' meets ''Literature/TheVampireChronicles''. |
| 251 | * ''Literature/TheSagaOfTanyaTheEvil'': |
| 252 | ** ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' meets ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. |
| 253 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MrPickles'' meets ''Anime/StrikeWitches'' meets ''VideoGame/Battlefield1''. |
| 254 | ** ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' meets ''Literature/StormOfSteel''. |
| 255 | * ''Literature/SalemsLot'' has been described by its author as ''Literature/PeytonPlace'' meets ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. |
| 256 | * ''Literature/SeekerBears'' is ''Literature/WarriorCats'' meets ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears''. |
| 257 | * ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' is ''Literature/TheBoxcarChildren'' meets a [[BlackComedy darkly comic]] version of ''Film/TheNightOfTheHunter'', as written by Creator/TimBurton. |
| 258 | * ''Literature/SevenSensesOfTheReUnion'' is ''Anime/AnoHanaTheFlowerWeSawThatDay'' meets ''Literature/SwordArtOnline''. Midway through the show, it reveals what part of ''Sword Art Online'' it's mashing up. |
| 259 | * ''Literature/ShadowOfTheConqueror'' is ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' meets ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'' in a world of EndlessDaytime. |
| 260 | * ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' = ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' + ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' + ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' + ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'' + ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' + ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga''. |
| 261 | ** ''Shakugan no Shana: Second'' = ''Shakugan no Shana'' + ''Series/KamenRiderAgito'' + ''Series/UltraSeven''. |
| 262 | ** ''Shakugan no Shana III: Final'' = ''Shakugan no Shana'' + ''[[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Martian Successor Nadesico: Prince of Darkness]]'' + ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'' + ''Series/KamenRiderBlack'' + ''Series/UltramanLeo'' + ''Series/UltramanGaia'' + ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon''. |
| 263 | * ''Literature/{{Shimoneta}}'' is either: |
| 264 | ** ''Literature/LibraryWar'' meets ''Manga/KekkoKamen''. |
| 265 | ** or it's ''Literature/Fahrenheit451'' with Magazine/{{Playboy}} instead of classic literature. |
| 266 | * Obscure kids' series ''Literature/TheSistersEight'' is ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' meets ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents''. |
| 267 | * ''Literature/SoICantPlayH'' is ''Manga/SailorMoon'' meets ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' meets ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD''. |
| 268 | * ''Literature/SoImASpiderSoWhat'' is ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' meets ''Literature/CharlottesWeb''. |
| 269 | * ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' is ''Literature/TheAccursedKings'' meets ''Literature/MemorySorrowAndThorn'' meets ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' meets ''Literature/{{Gormenghast}}'' meets ''Literature/{{Dune}}''. |
| 270 | ** Alternatively, it's UsefulNotes/WarsOfTheRoses set in [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Middle-Earth]]. |
| 271 | ** Or ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' set in [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Middle-Earth]]. |
| 272 | ** It also could be described as the Wars of the Roses narrated by [[Creator/YoshiyukiTomino Yoshiyuki]] [[AnyoneCanDie Tomino]] with [[{{Manga/Berserk}} Kentaro Miura]] [[BloodierAndGorier as a]] [[HotterAndSexier consultant]]. |
| 273 | ** "For a succinct summation of Martin's medieval fantasy series, imagine a mix of the literary quality of T.H. White's ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing'', the in-your-face, you-are-there grittiness of a movie like ''Film/{{Braveheart}}'' and the sort of intricate character development found in a quality television show like ''Series/{{Lost}}''" - Denver Post |
| 274 | *** With [[ZombieApocalypse George Romero]] shoehorned in. |
| 275 | * ''[[http://dozerfleet.wikia.com/wiki/Sorbet Sorbet]]'' is ''Film/{{Inception}}'' meets ''Film/GroundhogDay'' meets ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968''. |
| 276 | * ''Literature/SnowCrash'': |
| 277 | ** "A cross between ''Literature/{{Neuromancer}}'' and [[Creator/ThomasPynchon Thomas Pynchon's]] ''Literature/{{Vineland}}''" - San Francisco Bay Guardian |
| 278 | * ''Literature/SpaceOpera'' could best be described as the ''Series/EurovisionSongContest'' meets ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' |
| 279 | * ''Literature/SpaceMowgli'' is ''Literature/TheJungleBook'' meets the Franchise/CthulhuMythos. |
| 280 | * ''Literature/{{Silverwing}}'' is ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' meets the BatOutOfHell trope |
| 281 | * ''Literature/StrikeTheBlood'' is ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' (or ''Literature/AriaTheScarletAmmo'' with vampires and magic instead of guns) meets ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex''. |
| 282 | * ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' in general is ''VideoGame/SystemShock'' meets ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' and ''Franchise/DotHack''meet ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' |
| 283 | ** The original Aincrad Arc is ''Sword Art Online'' meets ''Film/{{Slashers}}'' meets ''Film/{{TRON}}'' meets ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' |
| 284 | ** ''Sword Art Online: Fairy Dance'' is ''Anime/DotHackSign'' if Tsukasa had been [[TrappedInAnotherWorld trapped in a video game]] by a [[AbhorrentAdmirer perverted]] CorruptCorporateExecutive instead of a [[AIIsACrapshoot malevolent A.I.]]. |
| 285 | ** ''Literature/SwordArtOnlineAlternativeGunGaleOnline'' is ''Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet'' meets ''Videogame/PlayerUnknownsBattlegrounds''. |
| 286 | ** ''Sword Art Online: Alicization'' is ''Sword Art Online: Aincrad'' meets ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' meets ''Film/TheMatrix'' meets ''Film/TRONLegacy''. |
| 287 | * ''Literature/ASymphonyOfEternity'' is ''Literature/{{Flashman}}'' meets ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' meets ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes''. A SpaceOpera set in a universe that uses [[{{Magitek}} magic instead of technology]] and ramping up the conflict to a Galactic Scale. Oh, it also has a [[Franchise/StarWars Death Star]] with two energy beams and a mention that there are dozens of other such stations all around the galaxy. |
| 288 | * The ‘’Literature/SystemDivine’’ series has been described as ‘’Literature/LesMiserables’’ meets ‘’Literature/TheLunarChronicles’’. |
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| 290 | * Creator/OrsonScottCard's ''Literature/TheTalesOfAlvinMaker'' is ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' meets ''Literature/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'', with a dash of UsefulNotes/{{Mormonism}}. |
| 291 | * ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}'': ''Literature/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell'' meets [[Literature/AubreyMaturin Patrick O'Brian]]. |
| 292 | ** Alternately ''Literature/DragonridersOfPern'' meets ''Literature/AubreyMaturin'', since WordOfGod says it [[AscendedFanFic originated from Aubrey-Maturin]] SlashFic. [[HoYay Which explains a lot]]. |
| 293 | ** One of the reviews on the back calls it "Like Creator/JaneAusten playing TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons with [[Literature/InheritanceCycle Christopher Paolini]]," which makes one wonder if the reviewer even ''read'' the book. |
| 294 | * ''Literature/TheThirdPoliceman'' is what James Stephens' (another Irish author) absurdist fairytale ''The Crock of Gold'' would be if it was retold by Salvador Dali to Mark Z. Danliewski. |
| 295 | * The ''Literature/ThursdayNext'' series, despite apropos-of-nothing comparisons to ''Literature/HarryPotter'' and ''[[Literature/BridgetJones Bridget Jones's Diary]]'' on the back cover, is really more like ''Film/HotFuzz'' meets ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' meets ''Last Action Hero'' WITH BOOKS. And ''Film/{{Blade}}'' makes a series of cameos. |
| 296 | ** The early books in the [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe]] [[RecursiveCanon version]] of the Literature/ThursdayNext series are described as "''Film/DirtyHarry'' meets ''Literature/FannyHill'', but with a good deal more sex and violence." |
| 297 | ** ''Literature/NurseryCrime'' is WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} meets Series/{{CSI}}. |
| 298 | * ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' is ''Film/BramStokersDracula'' meets ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. |
| 299 | ** Alternatively, ''Film/BramStokersDracula'' meets ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'' meets ''ComicBook/XMen''. |
| 300 | ** Or ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'' minus ''Literature/HarryPotter''. |
| 301 | ** Or maybe even ''Series/BuffytheVampireSlayer Buffy'' meets ''Literature/TheVampireChronicles''. |
| 302 | * ''Literature/TWitches'' is ''Literature/SweetValleyHigh'' meets ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' meets ''Film/{{Scream}}''. |
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| 304 | * ''Franchise/UltraSeries'': |
| 305 | ** ''[[Series/UltramanRB Ultraman R/B Novel: The Blue-Eyed Girl Whose Name is Gray]]'' is ''Series/UltramanRB'' meets ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland'' meets ''Literature/VioletEvergarden'' meets ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater''. |
| 306 | ** ''[[Series/UltramanTaiga Ultraman Taiga Novel: Tregear's Story/Blue Shadow]]'' is ''Series/UltramanTaiga'' meets ''Literature/HeartOfDarkness'' meets ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke''. |
| 307 | * ''Literature/{{Undead}}'' by Kirsty [=McKay=] is ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'' meets ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' during a school ski trip in Scotland. |
| 308 | * ''Literature/UndeadOnArrival'' is ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' meets ''Film/{{DOA}}''. |
| 309 | * ''Literature/TheUnderlandChronicles'' is ''Literature/PercyJackson'' meets ''Anime/NowAndThenHereAndThere''. |
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| 311 | * ''Literature/TheVampireChronicles'' is ''ComicBook/{{Morbius}}'' meets ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'', ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'', ''Literature/HerbertWestReanimator'', as well as a bit of ''Literature/TheElricSaga'' and ''Literature/{{Gormenghast}}''. |
| 312 | * ''Literature/VermisI'' and ''II'' is described as "''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' shot through with ''VideoGame/SilentHill'''' by WebVideo/SuperEyepatchWolf. |
| 313 | * ''Literature/{{Vicarious}}'' is ''Literature/ReadyPlayerOne'' meets ''Film/TheTrumanShow''. |
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| 315 | * ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' novels: |
| 316 | ** ''Literature/CiaphasCain'' is ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' meets ''Literature/{{Flashman}}'' meets ''Literature/McAuslan'' meets ''Series/{{Blackadder}}''. |
| 317 | ** ''Literature/{{Eisenhorn}}'' is ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' meets ''Franchise/JamesBond''. |
| 318 | ** ''Literature/GauntsGhosts'' is ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' meets ''Literature/{{Sharpe}}''. |
| 319 | ** ''Literature/HorusHeresy'' is ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' meets ''Literature/{{Paradise Lost}}'' meets ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' |
| 320 | ** ''Literature/TheLastChancers'' is ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' meets ''Film/TheDirtyDozen''. |
| 321 | ** ''Literature/{{Ravenor}}'' is ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' meets the ''ComicBook/XMen'' with the title character as [[Characters/MarvelComicsProfessorX Professor X]]. |
| 322 | * ''Literature/WarmBodies'' is ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' meets ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead''. |
| 323 | * Anthony Trolloppe's ''Literature/TheWayWeLiveNow'' is ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' meets ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''. |
| 324 | * ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' is ''Literature/WarriorCats'' meets ''Literature/DragonridersOfPern'', with the faction-war setup of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. |
| 325 | * ''Literature/TheWitcher'' is ''Literature/ConanTheBarbarian'' meets ''Literature/TheElricSaga'', by way of ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'', ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'' and ''ComicBook/XMen''. |
| 326 | * ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': GenderBending and AuthorAppeal meet ''ComicBook/XMen'', with some occasional Franchise/CthulhuMythos. |
| 327 | * ''Literature/WhenTheWindmanComes'' is ''Literature/{{Coraline}}'' meets ''Literature/BridgeToTerabithia''. With HappyEnding. |
| 328 | * Take ''Literature/WatershipDown'', add a bit of ''Series/{{Medium}}'', with just a dash of ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' and a pinch of UsefulNotes/{{Existentialism}}. Add a sprig of FantasticRacism and NobleSavage to taste, and you've got ''Literature/WarriorCats''. |
| 329 | ** Alternatively: ''Literature/TailchasersSong'' meets ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' meets ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', but in the process take away the respective religious & medieval themes of the first two and the [[HumongousMecha evangelions]] of the latter and replace them with existentialism and feral cat behavior. |
| 330 | * UsefulNotes/{{Indonesia}}n WebNovel [[https://www.wattpad.com/story/150588236-welcome-to-the-a-class Welcome to the A-Class]] is ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'' meets ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei''[[note]]replacing the BlackComedy with high-tension drama and {{Angst}}[[/note]] |
| 331 | * ''Literature/TheWildRobot'': Google Books describes it as ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' meets ''[[Literature/BriansSaga Hatchet]]''. |
| 332 | * ''Literature/TheWordAndTheVoid'' is what happens when ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' meets UrbanFantasy in a DyingTown setting. |
| 333 | * ''Literature/WorldWarZ'' has been described as ''Film/ChildrenOfMen'' meets ''Film/{{Syriana}}'' meets ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968''. |
| 334 | ** Or ''Night of the Living Dead'' as done by Ken Burns. |
| 335 | * ''{{Literature/Worm}}'' can best be summed as ''{{Series/Heroes}}'' meets the works of Creator/HPLovecraft with the darkness and moral ambiguity of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' along with multiple {{Kaiju}}s loosely inspired by ''{{Franchise/Godzilla}}''. |
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| 337 | * ''Literature/XeeleeSequence'' is ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' meets ''Franchise/DoctorWho''. |
| 338 | %% Y |
| 339 | * Creator/JoeHill's ''Literature/YouWillHearTheLocustSing'' is intentionally ''Literature/TheMetamorphosis'' meets ''Film/{{Them}}'' |
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| 341 | * Creator/RogerZelazny loved to do this with mythology and science fiction: |
| 342 | ** His first novel, ''Literature/ThisImmortal'' (aka ''Call Me Conrad'') has a lot of Myth/GreekMythology meets ScienceFiction. |
| 343 | ** ''Literature/LordOfLight'' is Myth/HinduMythology meets ScienceFiction. |
| 344 | ** ''Literature/CreaturesOfLightAndDarkness'' is Myth/EgyptianMythology meets ScienceFiction. |
| 345 | ** ''Literature/EyeOfCat'' is Myth/NativeAmericanMythology meets ScienceFiction. |
| 346 | ** ''Literature/TheMaskOfLoki'' is Myth/NorseMythology meets ScienceFiction. |
| 347 | [[/folder]] |
| 348 | |
| 349 | [[folder:Characters]] |
| 350 | * ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' |
| 351 | ** Jake is [[Series/EerieIndiana Marshall Teller]] meets [[Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon Jordan Bes]] meets [[Literature/{{Dune}} Paul Atreides]] meets [[Literature/EndersGame Ender Wiggin]]. |
| 352 | ** Rachel is [[Franchise/{{Buffyverse}} Buffy Summers]] meets [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka Langley Soryu]] meets [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Arya]] [[Series/GameOfThrones Stark]] meets [[Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon Sheryl Formossa]]. |
| 353 | *** She is compared InUniverse to [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]] and Series/XenaWarriorPrincess (To her increasing resentment). |
| 354 | ** Tobias is [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]] meets [[Manga/{{Devilman}} Akira Fudo]] and [[Literature/EndersGame Bean]]. |
| 355 | ** Marco is [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Beast Boy]] meets [[Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon Cosmo Yuki]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Kai Shiden]]. |
| 356 | ** Cassie is [[WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys Eliza Thornberry]] meets [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Frau Bow]] and [[Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon Kitty Kitten]]. |
| 357 | ** Ax is [[Series/TheJourneyOfAllenStrange Allen Strange]] meets [[Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon Karala Ajiba]]. |
| 358 | ** Visser-3 is [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Lord Zedd]] meets [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gihren Zabi]] and [[Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon Doma Ajiba]]. |
| 359 | * Literature/BillTheGalacticHero is VideoGame/DukeNukem meets ComicBook/TheTick. |
| 360 | * On the basic level, Willy Wonka from ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' is SantaClaus meets a MadScientist. Depending on [[InterpretativeCharacter the adaptation]], the description can be refined further: |
| 361 | ** [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory In the 1971 film adaptation]] he's [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] filtered through the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon. |
| 362 | ** [[Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory In the 2005 film adaptation]] the filmmakers' comments suggest him to be an amalgamation of Creator/HowardHughes, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Wintour Anna Wintour]], and [[Film/CitizenKane Charles Foster Kane]] with the StepfordSmiler veneer of an ExcitedKidsShowHost. |
| 363 | ** [[Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory In the 2013 stage musical]] he's a Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon villain crossbred with a MadArtist... but [[AntiHero more or less on the side of good]]. |
| 364 | * ''Literature/BattleRoyale'': Kazuo Kiriyama is [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]] meets [[Literature/TheLongWalk Hank Olson]]. |
| 365 | * ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'': |
| 366 | ** Aslan is almost explicitly [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} Jesus Christ]] in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy setting ruled by {{Talking Animal}}s. Alternatively, he is more or less what would happen if Jesus Christ was one of the main characters of ''Literature/TheJungleBook''. |
| 367 | ** Jadis the White Witch is {{Satan}} meets [[Literature/TheSnowQueen the Snow Queen]] with elements of [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Medea]]. |
| 368 | ** Uncle Andrew is [[Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe Mrs. Macready]] meets [[Series/LostInSpace Dr. Smith]]. |
| 369 | * ''Literature/CodexAlera'': |
| 370 | ** Tavi is Emperor UsefulNotes/{{Augustus}} meets Julius Caesar meets a less buff (at least initially) and snarkier [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson]], with both [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar Aang's]] ElementalPowers and [[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy Grand Admiral Thrawn's]] [[TheChessmaster military genius]]. |
| 371 | ** Kitai is ComicBook/RedSonja meets [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Avatar Korra]] as one of the [[OurElvesAreDifferent Bosmer]] from ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''. |
| 372 | ** Max is Thomas Raith from ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' as a SergeantRock and no longer an incubus. |
| 373 | ** The Awakened Vord Queen is [[VideoGame/{{Starcraft}} the Zerg Overmind]] meets [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie Mewtwo]]. |
| 374 | ** [[invoked]] According to WordOfGod, Gaius Sextus was written to be a mix of "reasonably good" Roman Emperors and UsefulNotes/ErwinRommel. |
| 375 | ** As alluded to above under Kitai's entry, the numerous Marat tribes are collectively the Bosmer/Wood Elves from ''The Elder Scrolls'' combined with both the ancient Germanic "barbarian" tribes that the Romans often warred with in RealLife and TheBeastmaster archetype. |
| 376 | * ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'': Roland Deschain is [[Franchise/TheWitcher Geralt of Rivia]] meets [[Film/DollarsTrilogy The Man With No Name]] as descended from the mythical heritage of Myth/KingArthur. |
| 377 | * ''Literature/TheDemonata'': |
| 378 | ** Grubbs Grady is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]] meets [[Manga/{{Devilman}} Akira Fudo]], [[Literature/TheDarkTower Eddie Dean]] and [[Literature/{{Trainspotting}} Rent Boy]]. |
| 379 | ** Lord Loss is [[Literature/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort]] meets [[Film/{{Hellraiser}} Pinhead]], [[Manga/{{Devilman}} Zennon]] and [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise]]. |
| 380 | ** Nadia Moore/[[spoiler:Juni Swan]] is [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Terra]] meets [[Literature/{{Animorphs}} David]] meets [[Franchise/HarryPotter Bellatrix Lestrange]] meets [[Manga/{{Devilman}} Sirene]]. |
| 381 | * ''Literature/DirtyBertie'': |
| 382 | ** Bertie is [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lana Loud]] (ThePigPen and an AnimalLover) meets [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Calvin]] (Mischievous, BookDumb, and likes playing pretend.) |
| 383 | ** Angela is [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} Angelica Pickles]] (Little girl in a PrincessPhase with a SweetTooth) meets [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lincoln Loud]] (A {{Zany Scheme}}r). |
| 384 | * ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'': |
| 385 | ** Greg is [[Series/{{MalcolmInTheMiddle}} Malcolm]] meets [[Literature/HorridHenry Horrid Henry]]. |
| 386 | ** Rodrick is [[Series/{{MalcolmInTheMiddle}} Reese]] meets [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Terrance]]. |
| 387 | ** Manny is [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Stewie Griffin]] meets [[WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}} Caillou]]. |
| 388 | ** Frank is [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad Stan Smith]] meets [[WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle Buck Cluck]]. |
| 389 | ** Susan is [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Linda Belcher]] meets [[Literature/{{It}} Sonia Kaspbrak]] (specifically, its [[Film/It2017 2017 movie adaptation]]). |
| 390 | ** Rowley is [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius Carl]] meets [[WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse Chowder]]. |
| 391 | * ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': |
| 392 | ** The [[Literature/TheWeeFreeMen Nac Mac Feegle]] are [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs Smurfs]] as {{Violent Glaswegian}}s. |
| 393 | ** Rincewind started out as [[Literature/TheHobbit Bilbo Baggins]] with Series/{{Blackadder}}'s sarcasm, and gradually had elements of [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Arthur Dent]] added to the mix. Alternatively, he's [[Literature/TheHobbit Bilbo Baggins]] meets [[Film/ATaxiDriver Kim Man-seob]]. |
| 394 | * ''Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures'': Franchise/BerniceSummerfield is [[Film/BridgetJonesDiary Bridget Jones]] meets [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]]. |
| 395 | * ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': |
| 396 | ** Harry Dresden is [[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]] meets [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter Parker/Spider Man]], all while giving the PrivateEyeMonologue of Literature/PhilipMarlowe. Alternatively, he's Series/{{Angel}} meets Literature/{{Spenser}} meets Myth/{{Merlin}}. |
| 397 | ** Karrin Murphy is [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy Summers]] meets [[Series/{{Angel}} Kate Lockley]]. |
| 398 | ** Thomas Raith is Hawk from ''Spenser'' as an [[SuccubiAndIncubi incubus]] and given a RaceLift to being white. |
| 399 | ** "Gentleman" Johnny Marcone is [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} David Xanatos]] meets Al Capone. |
| 400 | ** [[invoked]] According to WordOfGod, Waldo Butters was originally written to just be the medical examiner from ''Film/TheProphecy'' with black curly hair combined with being a Jewish polkaphile since he needed [[PluckyComicRelief someone around to spread some levity]] during his first appearance in ''Literature/DeathMasks'', but the character quickly took on a life of his own and became someone ''very'' different than what Butcher originally intended. |
| 401 | * ''Literature/TheElricSaga'': Elric of Melnibone is [[Franchise/TheWitcher Geralt of Rivia]] meets [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]] meets [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Edward Cullen]]. |
| 402 | ** Alternatively, Elric is [[Literature/TheKalevala Kullervo]] meets Theatre/{{Hamlet}} meets Literature/ArsGoetia in a SwordAndSorcery world gone wrong. |
| 403 | ** Or [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Legolas]] meets Theatre/{{Hamlet}}, Theatre/KingLear, [[Literature/{{Gormenghast}} Titus Groan]], and [[Literature/TheBrokenSword Skafloc]]. |
| 404 | * ''Literature/EmilyBonesCityOfGhosts'': Emily is [[Film/ToKillADragon Lancelot]] meets Greta Thunberg. |
| 405 | * ''Literature/EvilGeniusTrilogy'': Cadel Piggott is Franchise/HarryPotter meets [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]]. |
| 406 | * ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'': |
| 407 | ** The Haunted Mask is [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} the Venom Symbiote]] meets ComicBook/TheMask meets [[Film/TheExorcist Pazuzu]] meets [[Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch the Silver Shamrock Masks.]] |
| 408 | ** Mr. Toggle is [[Manga/DiamondIsUnbreakable Yoshikage Kira]] meets [[ComicBook/SpiderMan the Tinkerer]] meets [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Drayton Sawyer]]. |
| 409 | ** The Masked Mutant is [[ComicBook/TheFlash Eobard Thawne]] meets ComicBook/{{Mystique}} meets [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Judge Doom]]. |
| 410 | ** The Beasts are the [[Franchise/{{Predator}} Yautja]] meets [[Literature/WhereTheWildThingsAre the Wild Things]] as written by Creator/DrSeuss. |
| 411 | * ''Literature/HarryPotter'': |
| 412 | ** Harry Potter is [[Literature/{{Matilda}} Matilda Wormwood]] meets [[Literature/ToKillAMockingbird Boo Radley]] meets [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Frodo Baggins]]. Alternatively, he's [[Literature/TheWorstWitch Mildred Hubble]] meets [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker]]. |
| 413 | ** Lord Voldemort is [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]] meets [[Franchise/StarWars Emperor Palpatine]] with [[ThoseWackyNazis elements of Adolf Hitler]]. |
| 414 | * ''Literature/TheHomestuckEpilogues'' turns the [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} original comic's]] cast into: |
| 415 | ** John Egbert becomes [[Literature/NoLongerHuman Oba Yozo]] + [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Nite Owl II]] + [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]] + [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Paul Atredies]] + [[Literature/{{Animorphs}} Jake]]. |
| 416 | ** Dirk Strider becomes [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Ozymandias]] + [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Gendo Ikari]] + [[ComicBook/{{Invincible}} Robot]]. |
| 417 | ** Jane Crocker becomes [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Cersei Lannister]] + [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} The Comedian]] + [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Biff Tannen]] + [[VideoGame/Persona5 Masayoshi Shido]]. |
| 418 | * ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': |
| 419 | ** Katniss Everdeen is a cynical and atheist UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc set AfterTheEnd and in a ''Literature/BattleRoyale'' scenario. |
| 420 | *** Or [[Literature/{{Animorphs}} Rachel]] meets [[Manga/{{Basara}} Sarasa]] and [[Literature/BattleRoyale Mitsuko Souma]]. |
| 421 | ** Relatedly, Peeta Mellark is an Creator/MichaelCera character (or, alternatively, the protagonist of a Creator/JohnGreen novel) trapped in a ''Battle Royale'' scenario. |
| 422 | *** Or [[Literature/BattleRoyale Shuya Nanahara]] meets [[Literature/{{Animorphs}} Tobias]]. |
| 423 | * ''Literature/{{It}}'': Pennywise the Dancing Clown is Lovecraft's [[Literature/CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]] with [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger's]] sense of humor. |
| 424 | * ''Literature/TheJeremiahSchool'': Lucien Morgenstern is [[Literature/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort]] meets [[Literature/LeftBehind Nicolae Carpathia]] who becomes headmaster of Hogwarts instead of Albus Dumbledore. |
| 425 | * ''Literature/TheLockedTomb'': |
| 426 | ** Gideon Nav is [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra]] meets [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Duncan Idaho]], [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Brienne of Tarth]], [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Guts]], and [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Utena Tenjou]]. |
| 427 | ** Harrowhark Nonagesimus is [[Literature/TheElricSaga Elric of Melnibone]] meets [[Literature/ChildrenOfDune Alia Atreides]], [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Anthy Himemiya]] and [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Casca]]. |
| 428 | ** Ianthe Tridentarius is [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Azula]] meets [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Vriska Serket]], [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Celestia Ludenberg]] and a more wicked [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Nanami Kiryuu]]. |
| 429 | ** John Gaius is [[Literature/GodEmperorOfDune Leto Atreides II]] meets [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Akio Ohtori]] and Theatre/KingLear. |
| 430 | * ''Literature/{{Madeline}}'': Madeline herself is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart and Lisa Simpson]] rolled into one (She's an AnimalLover with a good sense of justice, but at the same time is a LittleMissSnarker and likes to prank and scare people). |
| 431 | * Creator/CSLewis and others have described Fanny Price of ''Literature/MansfieldPark'' as "a Charlotte Brontë heroine lost in a Creator/JaneAusten novel." |
| 432 | * ''Literature/MagicalGirlRaisingProject'': |
| 433 | ** Snow White is basically [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka Kaname]] meets Franchise/{{Batman}}. |
| 434 | ** Ripple can be described as [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Homura Akemi]] meets [[VideoGame/MetalGear Big Boss]]. |
| 435 | * ''Literature/MillyMolly'': |
| 436 | ** Milly is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] (AnimalLover, sometimes an AesopEnforcer) meets [[WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood Daniel Tiger]] (Wants to be an adventurer). |
| 437 | ** Molly is [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lola Loud]] (Plays with dolls, is in a PrincessPhase) meets [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]] (Very cautious and an AnimalLover). |
| 438 | ** Humphrey is [[WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}} Buster Baxter]] (Little boy who loves sci-fi) meets [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Nelson Muntz]] (TheBully). |
| 439 | ** Alf is [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 Egon Spengler]] (Top of the class, has unorthodox hobbies, is TheStoic) meets [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Tiny Tim]] (Is poor, sometimes his role is to be pitied.) |
| 440 | ** Mr. Limpy is [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Mr. Grouse]] (Neighbourhood old widower) meets [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Guinan]] (Likes to tell stories, helps people in a [[MagicFeather deceptive]] way.) |
| 441 | * ''Literature/{{Mog}}'': |
| 442 | ** Mr. Thomas is [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Malcolm Reed]] (Crotchety British dude) meets [[Series/HappyDays Howard Cunningham]] (Grumpy sitcom-type father.) |
| 443 | ** Mog is Literature/RamonaQuimby (Accident-prone, misunderstood ButtMonkey) meets [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Snowball II]] (Family cat). |
| 444 | * In ''Literature/{{Musashi}}'', Oko is [[VisualNovel/OyakoNeburiSasouHitozumaDakaretaiOyako Yuri Kagami]] meets Sheila Dembro from ''Cheyenne''. |
| 445 | * ''Literature/PippiLongstocking'' is [[Literature/SitioDoPicapauAmarelo Emília]] meets [[ComicBook/MonicasGang Mônica]]. |
| 446 | * ''Literature/RainbowMagic'': |
| 447 | ** Rachel and Kirsty are [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Cure Black and Cure White]] meet [[Series/StrangerThings Nancy and Barb]]. |
| 448 | ** Fern is [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] (elf-like appearance, green colour scheme) meets [[WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}} Antonio Madrigal]] (love of animals). |
| 449 | ** Sky is [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Princess Anna]] meets [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Alice Yotsuba]]. |
| 450 | ** Izzy is [[WesternAnimation/SuperWhy Whyatt Beanstalk]] (entering a fairy tale world) meets [[Fanfic/MaFille Flying Feather]] (being TheLadette). |
| 451 | ** Heather is [[WesternAnimation/SushiPack Maguro Maki]] meets [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Rosalina]]. |
| 452 | ** Evie is [[WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}} Isabela Madrigal]] (graceful, primarily purple colour scheme) meets Literature/SherlockHolmes (described as such InUniverse). |
| 453 | ** Storm is [[WesternAnimation/StaticShock Virgil Hawkins]] meets [[Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7 Kikibory]]. |
| 454 | ** Honey is [[Anime/SuitePrettyCure Hibiki Hojo]] meets [[WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts Peso Penguin]]. |
| 455 | ** Scarlett is [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Luan Loud]] meets [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol Ella]]. |
| 456 | ** Emily is [[WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}} Bruno Madrigal]] meets [[Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure Mana Aida]]. |
| 457 | ** Amy is [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Tsubomi Hanasaki]] meets [[VideoGame/PunchOut Great Tiger]]. |
| 458 | ** Sophie is [[WesternAnimation/TrueAndTheRainbowKingdom True]] (grants wishes) meets [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} Charlotte Pickles]] (very busy). |
| 459 | ** Lucy is [[Anime/GlitterForceDokiDoki Cure Ace]] meets [[VideoGame/{{Skylanders}} Flashwing]]. |
| 460 | ** Katie is [[WesternAnimation/TurningRed Mei Lee]] meets [[Literature/MrMen Mr. Fussy]]. |
| 461 | ** Bella is WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland meets [[Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure Cure Summer]]. |
| 462 | ** Georgia is [[WesternAnimation/WonderPets Linny]] meets [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]]. |
| 463 | ** Lauren is [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol Ryder]] meets [[Manga/CellsAtWork Red Blood Cell]]. |
| 464 | ** Harriet is [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Inori Yamabuki]] meets [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Blathers]]. |
| 465 | ** Molly is [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ariel]] meets [[Franchise/CareBears Good Luck Bear]]. |
| 466 | * ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'': Stephanie Edgley is Franchise/NancyDrew meets [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow Rosenberg]] |
| 467 | * ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': |
| 468 | ** ''Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy'': According to his author, Grand Admiral Thrawn is UsefulNotes/ErwinRommel meets Robert E. Lee, Hannibal Barca, UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat, and Literature/SherlockHolmes. Thrawn's intelligent, but unlike Alexander the Great, "isn't a crybaby." |
| 469 | ** ''Literature/NewJediOrder'': The Yuuzhan Vong might charitably be described as the Cenobites from ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}'' plus the Covenant from ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''. |
| 470 | * ''Literature/TeitoMonogatari'': Yasunori Kato is {{Dracula}} meets Aleister Crowley meets [[Franchise/StreetFighter M. Bison]] |
| 471 | * ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'': |
| 472 | ** Edward Cullen is [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Spike]] meets [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Itsuki Koizumi]] meets the ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'' version of Draco Malfoy and [[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles a disco ball]]. Maybe throw in some [[Literature/WutheringHeights Heathcliff]], too, but without the irony of Heathcliff's character. |
| 473 | ** [[invoked]] Bella Swan is [[Fanfic/MyImmortal Ebony]] meets a gender-flipped [[ComicBook/ArchieComics Archie Andrews]] reimagined as a DamselScrappy. |
| 474 | * ''Literature/TheVampireChronicles'': |
| 475 | ** Louis de Pointe du Lac is [[ComicBook/{{Morbius}} Michael Morbius]] meets [[Literature/TheGreatGatsby Nick Carraway]], [[Manga/{{Devilman}} Akira Fudo]], [[Literature/TheElricSaga Elric Of Melnibone]], [[Film/ReAnimator Sam Cain]], and [[Literature/TheForeverWar William Mandella]]. |
| 476 | ** Lestat de Lioncourt is [[Literature/TheGreatGatsby Jay Gatsby]] meets [[Manga/{{Devilman}} Ryo Asuka]] and [[Literature/HerbertWestReanimator Herbert West]]. |
| 477 | * ''Literature/TheWitcher'': Geralt of Rivia is Franchise/{{Batman}} meets [[Franchise/StarWars the Jedi]] meets [[HollywoodActionHero 80's Action Hero]] meets [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]] in a [[MedievalEuropeanFantasy Medieval]] DarkFantasy [[HighFantasy Power Politics]] setting similar in tone and style to ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. |
| 478 | * ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' |
| 479 | ** Yuji Sakai = [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ichigo Kurosaki]] + [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Kira Yamato]] + [[Series/KamenRiderKuuga Yusuke Godai]] + [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Shinji Kido]] + [[Series/UltramanGaia Gamu Takayama]] |
| 480 | *** Yuji Sakai (Snake of the Festival) = [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Hollow Ichigo]] + [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Shinn Asuka (FAITH)]] + [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Shinji Kido (Mirror World)]] + [[Series/UltramanNexus Shinya Mizorogi]] |
| 481 | ** Shana = [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Rukia Kuchiki]] + [[Manga/LoveHina Naru Narusegawa + Motoko Aoyama]] + [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Athrun Zala]] + [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Ren Akiyama]] |
| 482 | ** Margery Daw = [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Yoruichi Shihoin + Rangiku Matsumoto]] + [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Murrue Ramius]] + [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Lunamaria Hawke]] + [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Miho Kirishima]] + [[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Lisa Teagle]] + [[Series/UltramanNexus Nagi Saijyo]] |
| 483 | ** Marchosias = [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Kenpachi Zaraki]] + [[Manga/DeathNote Ryuk]] + [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Andrew Watfield]] + [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Magnugiga + Metalgelas]] |
| 484 | ** Kazumi Yoshida = [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Orihime Inoue]] + [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Lacus Clyne]] + [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Yui Kanzaki]] + [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Shiori Hirose]] |
| 485 | ** Keisaku Sato = [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Keigo Asano]] + [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Nicol Amalfi]] + [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Shinn Asuka]] + [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Satoru Tojo]] + [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Kotaro Shirai]] |
| 486 | * In regards to the ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' novels: |
| 487 | ** ''Literature/CiaphasCain'': |
| 488 | *** The titular Commissar Ciaphas Cain himself is essentially what would happen if both the AdaptationalHeroism and AdaptationalBadass treatments were applied to some unholy hybrid of [[Series/{{Blackadder}} Capt. Edmund Blackadder]] and [[Literature/{{Flashman}} Harry Flashman]] and was then inflicted with the HeroicSelfDeprecation of [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]]. |
| 489 | *** Cain's main aide (and unofficial best friend) Gunner Ferik Jurgen is a BunnyEarsLawyer version of Literature/{{McAuslan}} meets [[Series/{{Blackadder}} Jailor Ploppy]]. |
| 490 | *** Inquisitor Amberley Vale is the answer to the question "What if a GenkiGirl became the new Franchise/JamesBond and was also a LemonyNarrator?" |
| 491 | * ''{{Literature/Worm}}'' and ''Literature/{{Ward}}'': |
| 492 | ** Taylor Hebert is [[{{Literature/Carrie}} Carrie White]] (bullied superpowered teenager) meets [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]] (very powerful supervillain with a large amount of moral ambiguity) with the powers of {{VideoGame/Smite}}'s Ah Muzen Cab. |
| 493 | ** Armsmaster starts as {{Franchise/Batman}} meets ''Film/MysteryMen'''s Captain Amazing with the technological genius of ComicBook/IronMan. [[spoiler: As Defiant,]] he is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Kain]] meets [[Franchise/DCComics Cyborg]]. |
| 494 | ** Scion/Zion is Franchise/{{Superman}} meets [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}} The Plutonian]]]] meets the [[spoiler:ComicBook/SilverSurfer]]. |
| 495 | ** Victoria Dallon is initially "just" an ArrogantKungFuGuy version of ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} in ''Worm'', but following a hellish TraumaCongaLine and loads of CharacterDevelopment, by the time of ''Ward'' she's become (more or less) Supergirl meets ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} as a WarriorMonk. |
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