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| == What establishes a cult classic == | == What establishes a cult classic == | ||
| ⚫ | Cult classics are generally works that capture the imagination, defining a new world or reflecting events in society, and are often in the ] or ] ]. | ||
| ⚫ | Although certainly many cult favorites are well-known films or television series with mainstream popularity, (for example ] or ]), most cult favorites are obscure. They are often short-lived television series, or films that might have initially bombed at the ], only to take off with extreme popularity in syndication or upon video release. Often, groups or clubs that follow one particular cult favorite even take pride in their classic's obscurity. | ||
| ⚫ | Cult classics are generally works that capture the imagination, defining a new world or reflecting events in society, and are often in the ] or ] ]. |
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| ⚫ | Although certainly many cult favorites are well-known films or television series with mainstream popularity, (for example ] or ]), most cult favorites are obscure. |
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| A popular joke to summarize cult classics is as follows: "A mainstream film is seen 1 time by 1000 people; a cult film is seen 1000 times by 1 person." | A popular joke to summarize cult classics is as follows: "A mainstream film is seen 1 time by 1000 people; a cult film is seen 1000 times by 1 person." | ||
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| == Types of cult classics == | == Types of cult classics == | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| == Examples of cult classics == | == Examples of cult classics == | ||
| === Films === | === Films === | ||
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| *'']'' (]) and its sequels. | * '']'' (]) and its sequels. | ||
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| *''] films and its books. | * ''] films and its books. | ||
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| *'']'' (]) (Volumes 1 & 2) | * '']'' (]) (Volumes 1 & 2) | ||
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| *'']'' (]), and its sequels | * '']'' (]), and its sequels | ||
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A cult classic is a cultural artifact (e.g. a movie or TV show) that has attracted a cult following and has been given the status of classic by that following. Cult classics often open with a midnight showing. A cult classic in terms of music can be for example a single that is a heavy "fan favourite", with a very dedicated following by the performer(s) fanbase and is labeled as "classic" by that following, but with very little success outside those people. Another example could be a single that has a very strong following within it's particular genre, and is often labeled as a "classic" by those people, but has enjoyed very little or no crossover success.
Cult classic is not necessarily a geographically biased term, as cultural artifacts differ from country to country.
What establishes a cult classic
Cult classics are generally works that capture the imagination, defining a new world or reflecting events in society, and are often in the science fiction or horror genre.
Although certainly many cult favorites are well-known films or television series with mainstream popularity, (for example Star Wars or Star Trek), most cult favorites are obscure. They are often short-lived television series, or films that might have initially bombed at the box office, only to take off with extreme popularity in syndication or upon video release. Often, groups or clubs that follow one particular cult favorite even take pride in their classic's obscurity.
A popular joke to summarize cult classics is as follows: "A mainstream film is seen 1 time by 1000 people; a cult film is seen 1000 times by 1 person."
A cult classic might also be a song that appears in many all-time lists conducted by radio stations or music magazines (meaning the listeners are all dedicated to the song), but never appears in lists voted for by the general public.
Another example could be a music video that is viewed or "favourited" many times by a small group of people on YouTube, but has had very little success in the mainstream.
Types of cult classics
Examples of cult classics
Films
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A
- A Bucket of Blood (1958)
- A Night At The Roxbury (1998)
- The Abyss (1989)
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
- An Affair to Remember (1957)
- Akira (1988)
- Alice's Restaurant (1969)
- Alien (1979)
- Aliens (1986)
- Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
- American Beauty (1999)
- American Graffiti (1973)
- American History X (1998)
- American Pie" (1999)
- American Psycho (2000)
- An American Werewolf In London (1981)
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
- The Andromeda Strain (1971)
- Angel Heart (1987)
- Animal House (1978)
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- Army of Darkness (1992)
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1979) and its sequels
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
B
- Back to the Future (1985) and its sequels.
- Bad Taste (1987)
- Barbarella (1968)
- Basic Instinct (1992)
- The Basketball Diaries (1995)
- Batman (1989)
- Battle Royale (2000)
- Beetlejuice (1988)
- Being John Malkovich (1999)
- Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
- The Big Lebowski (1998)
- Big Trouble In Little China (1986)
- Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) and its sequel
- Billy Madison (1995)
- Blade Runner (1982) and its 'Director's Cut'
- The Blair Witch Project (1999)
- The Blob (1958)
- Blow-Up (1966)
- Bloodsport (1988)
- Blue Velvet (1986)
- The Blues Brothers (1980)
- Body Double (1984)
- Boogie nights (1997)
- The Boondock Saints (1999)
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
- Bordello of Blood (1996)
- Bottle Rocket (1996)
- Boyz N the Hood (1991)
- Brain Donors (1992)
- Brazil (1985)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- The Breakfast Club (1985)
- Brewster McCloud (1970)
- Bride of the Monster (1955)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
C
- Caddyshack (1980)
- Camping Cosmos (1996)
- Cannibal! The Musical (1996)
- Capricorn One (1979)
- Carrie (1976)
- Car Wash (1976)
- Carnival of Souls (1962)
- Casablanca (1942)
- Caveman (1981)
- Cheech & Chong series and their music
- Child's Play (1988)
- A Christmas Story (1983)
- Clerks (1994) or any of the View Askewniverse movies.
- Cleopatra Jones (1973)
- A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- Clueless (1995)
- Cobra (1986)
- Commando (1985)
- Contact (1997)
- Cool Runnings (1993)
- Coonskin (1975)
- Crash (2004)
- The Crow (1994)
- Cry-Baby (1990)
- Cube (1997)
D
- Dark City (1998)
- The Dark Crystal (1982)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- Dazed and Confused (1993)
- The Dead Zone (1983)
- Death Race 2000 (1975)
- Death Wish (1974) and its four sequels
- The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
- Delirious (1991)
- The Detonator (2005)
- The Devil's Rain (1975)
- The Devil's Rejects (2005)
- Devil in the Flesh (1998)
- Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944)
- Die Hard (1988) and its three sequels
- Dirty Harry (1971) and its four sequels
- Dolemite (1975)
- Donnie Darko (2001)
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
- Dracula (1931) plus the 1958 and 1992 remakes.
- Dude, Where's My Car? (1999)
- Dumb and Dumber (1994)
E
- Easy Rider (1969)
- Eating Raoul (1982)
- Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) and its sequel.
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- El Topo (1970)
- The Elephant Man (1980)
- Empire Records (1995)
- Enter the Dragon (1973)
- Equilibrium (2002)
- Eraserhead (1977)
- Escape from New York (1981)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- Event Horizon (1997)
- Evil Dead (1981) its two sequels, comic book following, and its franchise.
F
- Fantastic Voyage (1966)
- Fargo (1996)
- Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
- Fear of a Black Hat
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
- Field of Dreams (1989)
- Fight Club (1999)
- First Blood (1982) and its sequels
- Final Fantasy: Advent Children (2005)
- Finding Nemo (2003)
- Five Deadly Venoms (1978)
- Five Easy Pieces (1971)
- Flash Gordon (1980)
- Flatliners (1990)
- The Fly (1986)
- Forbidden Planet (1956)
- Forbidden Zone (1980)
- Freaked (1993)
- Freaks (1932)
- Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
- Friday (1995)
- Friday The 13th (1980) and its many sequels.
- Fritz the Cat (1972) and its sequel.
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
- Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- The Full Monty (1996)
G
- The Game (1997)
- Ghost (1990)
- Ghost In The Shell (1995)
- Ghostbusters (1984)
- Ginger Snaps (2000)
- Glen or Glenda? (1953)
- The Godfather (1972)
- The Godfather Part II (1972)
- The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
- Good Burger (1997)
- The Goonies (1985)
- The Gong Show Movie (1980)
- Le Grand Bleu (1988)
- Grease (1978)
- The Groove Tube (1974)
- Groundhog Day (1993)
H
- Half Baked (1998)
- Halloween (1978) and its sequels.
- Happy Gilmore (1996)
- The Harder They Come (1973)
- Harold and Maude (1971)
- Head (1968)
- Heathers (1989)
- Heavy Metal and its sequel (1981)
- Heavy Traffic (1973)
- Heavyweights (1995)
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
- Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987)
- Henry Fool (1997)
- Highlander (1986) and the spin-off television series and sequels.
- The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
- Hocus Pocus (1993)
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
- How I Won the War (1967)
- Howard The Duck (1986)
- The Hunger (1983)
I
- I Heart Huckabees (2004)
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
- Ichi the Killer (2001)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- It Came From Hollywood (1982)
- Innerspace (1987)
- Ishtar (1987)
- The Italian Job (1969)
J
- James Bond films and its books.
- Jerky Boys: The Movie (1995) and their comedy albums.
- Jingle All The Way (1996)
- Joe Vs. The Volcano (1990)
- Johnny Dangerously (1984)
- Juice (1992)
- Just The Ticket (1999)
K
- Kalifornia (1993)
- Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
- Kids (1995)
- Kill Bill (2003) (Volumes 1 & 2)
- Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
- King of New York (1990)
- Kingpin (1996)
- Knightriders (1981)
- Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002)
L
- Labyrinth (1986)
- The Last Boy Scout (1991)
- The Last Broadcast (1998)
- The Last Dragon (1985)
- The Last Movie (1971)
- Lethal Weapon (1987) and its three sequels.
- The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)
- Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
- The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
- Logan's Run (1976)
- The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001 - 2003)
- The Lost Boys (1987)
- Lost Highway (1997)
M
- Mad Max (1979) and the other two films in a three-part series.
- Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
- Manhunter (1986)
- Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Master of the Flying Guillotine (1977)
- The Matrix (1999)
- Mean Streets (1973)
- Meet The Feebles (1989)
- Menace II Society (1993)
- Megaforce (1982)
- Memento (2000)
- Meteor (1979)
- Metropolis (1927)
- Mommie Dearest (1981)
- Monty Python films and the original BBC television series.
- Midnight Run (1988)
- Mystery Men (1999)
- Mudhoney (1965)
- Mulholland Drive (2001)
N
- Naked Lunch (1991)
- Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
- National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
- National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
- The Neverending Story (1984)
- New Jack City (1991)
- Night of the Living Dead (1968), and the later Living Dead films, including Dawn of the Dead
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and its sequels
- No Holds Barred (1989)
- Nowhere (1997)
O
- Office Space (1999)
- Oldboy (2003)
- Old School (2003)
- One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- Out of Sight (1998)
- Outland (1981)
- The Outsiders (1983)
- Over the Edge (1979)
- Over the Top (1987)
P
- Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- The Pest (1997)
- Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
- The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) and its sequel
- Pi (1998)
- Pink Flamingos (1972)
- Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
- The Pink Panther (1963) and its sequels
- Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
- Planet of the Apes (1968) and its numerous sequels and television series in the Planet of the Apes franchise.
- Predator (1987)
- Prince of Darkness (1987)
- The Princess Bride (1987)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Pump Up the Volume (1990)
- Point Break (1991)
Q
R
- Raising Arizona (1987)
- Ravenous (1999)
- Real Men (1987)
- Real Genius (1985)
- Reality Bites (1994)
- Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
- Red Dawn (1984)
- Red Heat (1988)
- Reefer Madness (1937)
- Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
- Re-Animator (1985)
- Repo Man (1984)
- Requiem for a Dream (2000)
- Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Return to Oz (1985)
- Revenge of the Nerds (1984) and its sequels
- Road House (1989)
- Road Trip (2000)
- RoboCop (1987)
- Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
- Rocky (1976) and its sequels
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- Rollerball (1975)
- Rolling Kansas (2003)
- Rounders (1998)
- Rushmore (1998)
S
- Say Anything (1989)
- The Sandlot (1993)
- Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (1964)
- Scanners (1981)
- Scarface (1983)
- Seven Samurai (1954)
- Scream (1996) and its two sequels.
- Se7en (1995)
- Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- Sherlock Holmes franchise, movies and books.
- Shock Treatment (1981)
- The Shooting (1966)
- Short Circuit (1996)
- Showgirls (1995)
- Sin City (2005)
- Singles (1992)
- The Sixth Sense (1999)
- Slacker (1991)
- Slackers (2002)
- Slap Shot (1977)
- Sleepaway Camp (1983)
- Slipstream (1989)
- Smoke (1995) and its sequel "Blue in the Face"
- Snakes on a Plane (2006)
- Snatch (2000)
- So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993)
- Somewhere in Time (1980)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
- Soylent Green (1973)
- Spaceballs (1987)
- St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
- Stand by Me (1986)
- Star Trek and its spin-offs.
- Star Wars - Original trilogy
- Starship Troopers (1997)
- Strange Brew: The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie (1983)
- Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
- Street Fighter (1993)
- Streets of Fire (1983)
- Suicide Club (2002)
- Superman (1978)
- Super Troopers (2002)
- Swingers (1996)
T
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
- The Terror of Tiny Town (1938)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
- Thelma and Louise (1991)
- There's Something About Mary (1998)
- Terminator and its sequels (1984)
- Terror Firmer (1999)
- They Live (1988)
- The Thing (1982)
- This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
- Thief (1981)
- Thunderheart (1992)
- Time Bandits (1981)
- To Live And Die In L.A. (1985)
- Tommy Boy (1995)
- Total Recall (1990)
- Toys (1992)
- Toy Story and its sequel (1995)
- The Toxic Avenger (1985)
- Trading Places (1983)
- Trainspotting (1996)
- The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
- Tremors its sequels and prequel (1990)
- Tron (1982)
- True Romance (1993)
- Twelve Monkeys (1995)
- Two Lane Blacktop (1971)
U
- UHF (1989)
- Unbreakable (2000)
- Under Siege (1992)
- The Usual Suspects (1995)
V
- V for Vendetta (2005)
- Valley of the Dolls (1967)
- Valley Girl (1983)
- Vanishing Point (1971)
- Velvet Goldmine (1998)
- Videodrome (1983)
W
- "Waiting..." (2005)
- WarGames (1983)
- The Warriors (1979)
- Waterworld (1995)
- Wayne's World (1992) and its sequel
- The Wedding Singer (1998)
- Westworld (1973) and its sequel and follow-up TV series Beyond Westworld
- When Harry Met Sally (1989)
- The Wicker Man (1973)
- Wild at Heart (1990)
- The Wild Bunch (1969)
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
- Withnail and I (1987)
- The Wiz (1978)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Wizards (1977)
- Wolfen (1981)
X
Y
Z
Television
#
A
- Absolutely Fabulous
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
- The Adventures of Pete and Pete
- ALF
- American Gothic
- Arrested Development
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- The Avengers (TV series)
B
- Babylon 5
- Batman
- Battlestar Galactica (1970s and 2000s versions)
- Beavis and Butthead
- Blackadder
- Blake's Seven
- Boy Meets World
- The Brady Bunch
- Buck Rogers television, film and comic book franchise.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
C
D
- Doctor Who
- Dark Shadows
- Dave the Barbarian
- Dead Like Me
- Degrassi Junior High
- Degrassi High Spin-off of Degrassi Junior High.
- Degrassi: The Next Generation Spin-off of both Degrassi's.
- Dungeons & Dragons
F
- The Fantastic Journey
- Fantasy Island and its 1998 remake.
- Firefly (TV series) and the film sequel Serenity (film)
- Flash Gordon 1930s seriels, 1950s television series, 1980 film, and comic books.
- Fawlty Towers
- Freaks and Geeks
- Friday the 13th: The Series
- Full House
- Futurama
G
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
- Gargoyles (TV series)
- Get Smart
- The Gong Show
- The Greatest American Hero
H
- The Hardy Boys mystery series and books.
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
- Home Movies (TV series)
- Highlander: The Series
I
- I Love Lucy television series
- Invader Zim
- The Invaders
J
K
L
- Land of the Lost (1974 TV series) and its remake, Land of the Lost (1991 TV series).
- Legends of the Hidden Temple
- Lost (TV series)
- Lost in Space
- Love American Style
M
- Man from Atlantis
- The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
- Max Headroom
- The Maxx
- The Mighty Boosh
- Mission Hill
- The Mod Squad
- Monsters
- Monty Python
- Mr. Bean
- Mr. Show
- My So-Called Life
- Mystery Science Theater 3000
N
O
P
- Press Your Luck 1980s television game show.
- The Pretender
- Prison Break
- The Prisoner
Q
R
S
- The Saint
- Saved by the Bell
- Seinfeld
- Sex and the City
- The Simpsons
- The Six Million Dollar Man
- Soap (TV series)
- Sledge Hammer!
- South of Nowhere
- South Park
- Spaced
- Space: 1999
- Sports Night
- Stargate SG-1
- Strangers with Candy
- Supernatural
T
- Tales from the Darkside
- Tales Of The Gold Monkey
- Teletubbies
- That '70s Show
- The Office
- Thunderbirds
- ThunderCats
- The Time Tunnel
- Trailer Park Boys
- The Transformers
- Tremors (TV Series)
- Tru Calling
- The Twilight Zone
- Twin Peaks
U
V
W
- Walker Texas Ranger
- Wallace and Gromit series
- War of the Worlds series
- The Wild Wild West
- The Wonder Years
- Wonderfalls
X
Y
Z
Books
#
A
- American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
- Anti-Œdipus (Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari)
- Animorphs (K.A. Applegate)
- A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
- Atomised (Michel Houellebecq)
- The Atrocity Exhibition (J. G. Ballard)
B
- The Basketball Diaries (Jim Carroll)
- The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
- Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West (Cormac McCarthy)
- Bonjour, Tristesse (Francoise Sagan)
- Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
- Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
C
- Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
- The Catcher in the Rye (J. D. Salinger)
- A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
- The Collector (John Fowles)
- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (Chuck Barris)
- A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
D
- The Dark Tower (Stephen King)
- The Dice Man (Luke Rhinehart)
- Dispatches (Michael Herr)
- The Doors of Perception (Aldous Huxley)
- Dune (Frank Herbert)
E
F
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
- The Female Eunuch (Germaine Greer)
- Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
- Film as a Subversive Art (Amos Vogel)
- Food of the Gods (Terence McKenna)
- The Function of the Orgasm (Wilhelm Reich)
G
- Gaia (James Lovelock)
- Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
- Gödel, Escher, Bach (Douglas Hofstadter)
- Good Omens (Neil Gaiman) and (Terry Pratchett)
- The Gormenghast Trilogy (Mervyn Peake)
- Le Grand Meaulnes (Alain-Fournier)
- Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
H
I
- The Illuminatus! Trilogy (Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea)
- Interview with the Vampire (Anne Rice)
J
K
- Killing Molly (Eric C. Novack)
L
- Laws of Form (G. Spencer-Brown)
- Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
- Little, Big (John Crowley)
- The Lord of the Rings
M
N
- The Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
- Nausea (Jean-Paul Sartre)
- Neuromancer (William Gibson)
- Nuklear Age (Brian Clevinger)
O
- One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
- On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
- The Outsiders (Susan Eloise Hinton)
P
S
- The Satanic Bible (Anton LaVey)
- The Second Sex (Simone de Beauvoir)
- Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
- Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
- The Storm of Steel (Ernst Jünger)
- The Story of the Eye (Georges Bataille)
- The Stranger (Albert Camus)
- Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
T
- The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (Carlos Castaneda)
- Total Recall (1990)
- Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
- Trout Fishing in America (Richard Brautigan)
U
V
W
- Warriors (Erin Hunter)
- The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
- Watchmen (Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons)
- The Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan)
- White Noise (Don DeLillo)
- The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
X
Y
Z
Video Games
#
- .hack series
A
- Alien Hominid
- Animal Crossing series
B
C
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Cho Aniki series
- Chrono Trigger
- Clock Tower
- Command & Conquer (series)
- Conker's Bad Fur Day
- Counterstrike
- Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
- Crystalis
- Civilization series
- Cubivore
D
- D2
- Deja Vu
- Deus Ex
- Doom series
- Double Dragon series
- Duke Nukem series
- Dynamite Headdy
- Diablo
- Diablo 2
E
- EarthBound and the Mother series
- Earthworm Jim series
- The Elder Scrolls series
- Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
F
- Fallout series
- Fatal Frame
- Final Fantasy series
- Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
- Fire Pro Wrestling series
G
- Gitaroo Man
- GoldenEye 007
- Grand Prix Legends
- Grand Theft Auto series
- Grim Fandango
- Guardian Heroes
- Gunstar Heroes series
- Guilty Gear series
- Guitar Hero series
H
- Halo: Combat Evolved and its sequel, Halo 2
- Half-Life, it's sequel Half-Life 2 + Episodes and its mods, Counter-Strike,Team Fortress Classic,Day of Defeat
- Harvest Moon series
- Home Alone for the NES
I
J
K
L
- Legend Of Zelda series
M
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
- Mega Man Series
- Metal Gear Solid series
- Metroid series
- Mister Mosquito
- Monkey Island series
- Mortal Kombat
- Myst
N
O
P
- Panzer Dragoon series
- Power Instinct series
- Power Stone series
- Phantasy Star series
- Planescape: Torment
- Pong
- Psychonauts
Q
- Quake series
R
S
- Samba De Amigo
- Shadowgate
- Shadowman
- Shadowrun
- Shenmue series
- Shufflepuck Cafe
- Silent Hill series
- Snatcher
- Sonic the Hedgehog series
- Soul Blazer
- Soul Caliber series
- Star Control
- Starcraft
- Street Fighter series
- Super Mario Bros. series
T
- Tekken Series
- Terranigma
- Tex Murphy Series
- Total Annihilation
- The Neverhood
- TradeWars 2002
- Tribes (series)
U
V
W
- Wild Arms series
- Wizkid
- World Of Warcraft
X
- X-COM: UFO Defense
- Xenosaga series
Y
Z
Trivia
Herbert F. Solow, a producer, has been famously instrumental in bringing a number of cult classics into existence, including television series such as Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, Man from Atlantis, Mannix, Then Came Bronson, etc., as well as films such as Dennis Potter's Brimstone and Treacle, Brewster McCloud, and the definitive Elvis Presley documentary "Elvis: That's the Way It Is."
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