Bangsian Fantasy uses famous literary figures or historical figures to write about their interactions with the afterlife. The genre is named after John Kendric Bangs, an American author and satirist. (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kendrick_Bangs). A search on Amazon for Bangsian Fantasy produces only a few books, most of which are by John Kendric Bangs:
This genre concerns an exploration of the afterlife these characters find themselves in. According to Best Fantasy Books, these stories fall into three categories:
- Living people stuck in the afterlife
- Ghosts stuck in the living world
- People who have died in heaven or hell
I have to confess: I’ve never heard about this genre, but your description made me think of Riverworld by Philip Jose Farmer. I actually never got around to reading his books, but the blurb of Riverworld stuck with me (I still had to do Google the title of the book and the author…), and it seems fitting into this genre.
How fascinating, I had no idea that was a genre! I always learn unexpected things during A to Z!
Isa-Lee Wolf
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Hey, John Kendrick Bangs! I’ve actually read him. I love old humour, so that isn’t that weird. Anyway, I’ve never found him terribly funny, but he was a pretty big deal once, so probably it just doesn’t translate–to our modern times, or even just to me. Anyway, I totally didn’t know he’d inspired a genre. How interesting!
Would the modern twists like “Lincoln Vampire Hunter” be related? No, I guess this would be like Cleopatra giving advice through a medium.