Elfsploitation

A genre of film, most popular in English and German-speaking countries in the late 2030s and early 2040s, in which the first generation of elves in the Sixth World re-imagined fairy tales and gave them a modern twist, meant to express some belief about elven culture - less out of genuine cultural expression, and more as a sexy way to make a nuyen off the asset of that culture in a cynical world in need of distraction. Elfsploitation films blended elements of horror, absurdism, and magical realism in baroque, stylized art-house aesthetics.

Th original pioneering classic of the genre is FSE's musical slasher flick Midsummer Nighmare (2035), starring Locryn Day as Puck (in his film debut) and Lee Pace as Oberon. Day would follow this premier with a dozen leading roles in the genre, including Prince Tamino in Die Zauberflote (2036), Conomor in Bluebeard (2037), Damocles in Golden Mountain (2038), Siegfried in all four films of the Song of the Mistlings Saga (2038, 2040, 2042, 2043), Joringel in The Flower of Dew (2039), Diarmuid in Diarmuid and Grainne (2044), the titular role in Erlkonig (2048) and its sequel The Stolen Child (2049), and finally, the supporting role of Iron Henry in The Frog Prince (2057).

Other films in the genre include Tam Lin (2035), Isabel's Canticle (2037), Erlkonig (2037) (generally considered far superior to the 2048-49 franchise), Fallen Fairies (2038), The Spectre Knight (2039), Strong Hans (2038), Clever Hans (2039), Lucky Hans (2040), The King of Elfland's Daughter (2043) and its ill-conceived sequel The Mundane Sword (2045), Heathers (2046) and Erceldown (2048).