Pop culture fiction is a genre of fiction where stories are written intentionally to be filled with references from other works and media.[1] [2] Stories in this genre are focused solely on using popular culture references.
Some works in the genre use pop culture references to elicit nostalgia among its consumers, while other examples have the whole setting and universe themselves built upon and revolves around pop cultural references.[2] [3] Pop culture fiction doesn't just reference one or two titles, but works under this genre reference several titles across different genres and media.
Many types of postmodern works and modern-day homage, metafiction, satires and parodies fall under this category.[2] [4] But unlike more typically comedic satires and parodies, pop culture fiction contains depth and serious themes, with many even garnering critical acclaim.[5] Many such stories have also been inspired by video games and geek culture.