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A few years back, I subbed to a particular small publisher and ended up on their mailing list. I've just received an email inviting submissions for an anthology of horror stories all linked to a particular film which is in the public domain. All the stories have to take place in the world of the film so they can be from the POV of the major characters as the film takes place or the story of what happened to so and so before he meets the others.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is basically just fan fiction, right? The publisher might see it as a tribute to the film but it's still people using someone else's world and characters to tell a story. Am I being a party pooper in not being able to get excited about a collection of fan fiction?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is basically just fan fiction, right? The publisher might see it as a tribute to the film but it's still people using someone else's world and characters to tell a story. Am I being a party pooper in not being able to get excited about a collection of fan fiction?