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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
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That is the reason why I am thinking that creating a new unique myth is very difficult. Make it work in our world, and it will be even harder. You mentioned vampires earlier. Many vampire stories acknowledge that the book about Dracula exists, and that it got some things right and other things wrong. Now hear what really happened. Anne Rice did it very clever by incorporating the first book into the story itself. Go to the urban fantasy genre and almost all books rely on the idea that one or more existing real myths are actually true. |
ok, I think I understand what you are saying, and it's certainly true. If I can use the saying without violating copyright, there is nothing new under the sun. I was going to point to the modern flesh eating zombie movie but I find the idea actually goes all the way back to ancient Mesopotamia.