List of arts and media puzzle topics

This is a list of art- and popular media-related topics that have been used in puzzles in puzzle hunts.

Since art and media have a lot of overlap, and claiming one thing to be 'media but not art' would often be contentious, there will be no attempt to separate them into separate categories.

Literature
For the sake of categorization, literature includes all fiction, regardless of prominence or artistic merit.

Specific authors, books and series

 * - An alphabet book written by Edward Gorey, depicting the fates of 26 alphabetically-named children in rhyming couplets. Often used as an alphabetical replacement in puzzles.
 * - The author of the Kinsey Millhone detective series, which is notable for its title format (A is for Alibi, B is for Burglar, etc.). Because of this, it's often used as an alphabetical replacement in puzzles, despite X not having a full title, and Z never having been written.
 * - An alphabet book written by Edward Gorey, depicting the fates of 26 alphabetically-named children in rhyming couplets. Often used as an alphabetical replacement in puzzles.
 * - The author of the Kinsey Millhone detective series, which is notable for its title format (A is for Alibi, B is for Burglar, etc.). Because of this, it's often used as an alphabetical replacement in puzzles, despite X not having a full title, and Z never having been written.
 * - An alphabet book written by Edward Gorey, depicting the fates of 26 alphabetically-named children in rhyming couplets. Often used as an alphabetical replacement in puzzles.
 * - The author of the Kinsey Millhone detective series, which is notable for its title format (A is for Alibi, B is for Burglar, etc.). Because of this, it's often used as an alphabetical replacement in puzzles, despite X not having a full title, and Z never having been written.
 * - The author of the Kinsey Millhone detective series, which is notable for its title format (A is for Alibi, B is for Burglar, etc.). Because of this, it's often used as an alphabetical replacement in puzzles, despite X not having a full title, and Z never having been written.
 * - The author of the Kinsey Millhone detective series, which is notable for its title format (A is for Alibi, B is for Burglar, etc.). Because of this, it's often used as an alphabetical replacement in puzzles, despite X not having a full title, and Z never having been written.

General literature topics

 * - Books often used to teach children about the alphabet by assigning particular words to the letters. Some books (like the above-mentioned Gashlycrumb Tinies) are not meant for children, but follow the alphabet format regardless.
 * Awards
 * - Lists of all of the words found in a particular literary work, often either with numbers indicating the number of appearances, or accompanying lists of the words' different contexts within the work.
 * - Commonly just called 'Choose Your Own Adventures', these refer to any type of book that gives the reader control over the order that pages are read, and the ultimate story that is created.
 * - A specific series of gamebooks that popularized the genre.
 * - Literary works that omit the use of a particular letter, often written as part of constrained writing challenges. They often omit common letters in the alphabet, meaning English lipograms are usually about the letters A, E, or T. Other languages may vary, such as one prominent Japanese lipogram avoiding the syllable あ.
 * - Commonly just called 'Choose Your Own Adventures', these refer to any type of book that gives the reader control over the order that pages are read, and the ultimate story that is created.
 * - A specific series of gamebooks that popularized the genre.
 * - Literary works that omit the use of a particular letter, often written as part of constrained writing challenges. They often omit common letters in the alphabet, meaning English lipograms are usually about the letters A, E, or T. Other languages may vary, such as one prominent Japanese lipogram avoiding the syllable あ.
 * - A specific series of gamebooks that popularized the genre.
 * - Literary works that omit the use of a particular letter, often written as part of constrained writing challenges. They often omit common letters in the alphabet, meaning English lipograms are usually about the letters A, E, or T. Other languages may vary, such as one prominent Japanese lipogram avoiding the syllable あ.

General music topics

 * - Songs that mention multiple things in a set, either creating a list specifically for the song (such as 'Hardware Store' by "Weird Al" Yankovic), or reciting a well-known list (such as Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements').
 * - Songs that make use of nonsensical syllables or phrases, either as part of the song itself or simply in the title.
 * - Songs that mention multiple things in a set, either creating a list specifically for the song (such as 'Hardware Store' by "Weird Al" Yankovic), or reciting a well-known list (such as Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements').
 * - Songs that make use of nonsensical syllables or phrases, either as part of the song itself or simply in the title.
 * - Songs that mention multiple things in a set, either creating a list specifically for the song (such as 'Hardware Store' by "Weird Al" Yankovic), or reciting a well-known list (such as Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements').
 * - Songs that make use of nonsensical syllables or phrases, either as part of the song itself or simply in the title.
 * - Songs that mention multiple things in a set, either creating a list specifically for the song (such as 'Hardware Store' by "Weird Al" Yankovic), or reciting a well-known list (such as Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements').
 * - Songs that make use of nonsensical syllables or phrases, either as part of the song itself or simply in the title.
 * - Songs that mention multiple things in a set, either creating a list specifically for the song (such as 'Hardware Store' by "Weird Al" Yankovic), or reciting a well-known list (such as Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements').
 * - Songs that make use of nonsensical syllables or phrases, either as part of the song itself or simply in the title.
 * - Songs that mention multiple things in a set, either creating a list specifically for the song (such as 'Hardware Store' by "Weird Al" Yankovic), or reciting a well-known list (such as Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements').
 * - Songs that make use of nonsensical syllables or phrases, either as part of the song itself or simply in the title.
 * - Songs that mention multiple things in a set, either creating a list specifically for the song (such as 'Hardware Store' by "Weird Al" Yankovic), or reciting a well-known list (such as Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements').
 * - Songs that make use of nonsensical syllables or phrases, either as part of the song itself or simply in the title.
 * - Songs that mention multiple things in a set, either creating a list specifically for the song (such as 'Hardware Store' by "Weird Al" Yankovic), or reciting a well-known list (such as Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements').
 * - Songs that make use of nonsensical syllables or phrases, either as part of the song itself or simply in the title.
 * - Songs that mention multiple things in a set, either creating a list specifically for the song (such as 'Hardware Store' by "Weird Al" Yankovic), or reciting a well-known list (such as Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements').
 * - Songs that make use of nonsensical syllables or phrases, either as part of the song itself or simply in the title.
 * - Songs that make use of nonsensical syllables or phrases, either as part of the song itself or simply in the title.

Musical theatre

 * - Musicals that make use of popular music that has already been recorded, often theming themselves after a particular artist/discography, if not actively being biographical.
 * - Musicals that make use of popular music that has already been recorded, often theming themselves after a particular artist/discography, if not actively being biographical.

Film

 * - A game in which, through connections made by people acting in movies together, people see how quickly they can get from one actor to actor Kevin Bacon. While not the most prolific actor, Bacon has been in many movies with other prolific actors, meaning that there are many clear routes to get to him this way.
 * - A game in which, through connections made by people acting in movies together, people see how quickly they can get from one actor to actor Kevin Bacon. While not the most prolific actor, Bacon has been in many movies with other prolific actors, meaning that there are many clear routes to get to him this way.
 * - A game in which, through connections made by people acting in movies together, people see how quickly they can get from one actor to actor Kevin Bacon. While not the most prolific actor, Bacon has been in many movies with other prolific actors, meaning that there are many clear routes to get to him this way.
 * - A game in which, through connections made by people acting in movies together, people see how quickly they can get from one actor to actor Kevin Bacon. While not the most prolific actor, Bacon has been in many movies with other prolific actors, meaning that there are many clear routes to get to him this way.
 * - A game in which, through connections made by people acting in movies together, people see how quickly they can get from one actor to actor Kevin Bacon. While not the most prolific actor, Bacon has been in many movies with other prolific actors, meaning that there are many clear routes to get to him this way.
 * - A game in which, through connections made by people acting in movies together, people see how quickly they can get from one actor to actor Kevin Bacon. While not the most prolific actor, Bacon has been in many movies with other prolific actors, meaning that there are many clear routes to get to him this way.

Internet culture

 * - A web series created by brothers Justin and Griffin McElroy for the gaming website Polygon. The premise involves the two entering the character-creation menu for a video game, and making a 'monster', often by maximizing particular slider values or badly recreating characters from pop culture.
 * - A webcomic site created by Andrew Hussie, which has been host to popular webcomics such as Problem Sleuth and Homestuck.
 * - A web series created by brothers Justin and Griffin McElroy for the gaming website Polygon. The premise involves the two entering the character-creation menu for a video game, and making a 'monster', often by maximizing particular slider values or badly recreating characters from pop culture.
 * - A webcomic site created by Andrew Hussie, which has been host to popular webcomics such as Problem Sleuth and Homestuck.

General TV topics

 * - A system by which a particular TV series names its episodes consistently. A notable example would be how the TV show Friends names almost all its episodes in the form 'The One...' followed by an event in the episode. While present in some cases outside of TV, they're most common in television.
 * - A system by which a particular TV series names its episodes consistently. A notable example would be how the TV show Friends names almost all its episodes in the form 'The One...' followed by an event in the episode. While present in some cases outside of TV, they're most common in television.
 * - A system by which a particular TV series names its episodes consistently. A notable example would be how the TV show Friends names almost all its episodes in the form 'The One...' followed by an event in the episode. While present in some cases outside of TV, they're most common in television.

General arts and media topics

 * - Items, places, and people that are only found in fictional worlds. Many different categories of these things exist, but the following are ones that have been used in puzzles.
 * - A way of depicting the progression of a piece of media's plot through interactions between characters over time. Popularized by the webcomic xkcd, it has been used in multiple forms in hunt puzzles.
 * - A way of depicting the progression of a piece of media's plot through interactions between characters over time. Popularized by the webcomic xkcd, it has been used in multiple forms in hunt puzzles.
 * - A way of depicting the progression of a piece of media's plot through interactions between characters over time. Popularized by the webcomic xkcd, it has been used in multiple forms in hunt puzzles.
 * - A way of depicting the progression of a piece of media's plot through interactions between characters over time. Popularized by the webcomic xkcd, it has been used in multiple forms in hunt puzzles.
 * - A way of depicting the progression of a piece of media's plot through interactions between characters over time. Popularized by the webcomic xkcd, it has been used in multiple forms in hunt puzzles.
 * - A way of depicting the progression of a piece of media's plot through interactions between characters over time. Popularized by the webcomic xkcd, it has been used in multiple forms in hunt puzzles.
 * - A way of depicting the progression of a piece of media's plot through interactions between characters over time. Popularized by the webcomic xkcd, it has been used in multiple forms in hunt puzzles.
 * - A way of depicting the progression of a piece of media's plot through interactions between characters over time. Popularized by the webcomic xkcd, it has been used in multiple forms in hunt puzzles.
 * - A way of depicting the progression of a piece of media's plot through interactions between characters over time. Popularized by the webcomic xkcd, it has been used in multiple forms in hunt puzzles.
 * - A way of depicting the progression of a piece of media's plot through interactions between characters over time. Popularized by the webcomic xkcd, it has been used in multiple forms in hunt puzzles.
 * - A way of depicting the progression of a piece of media's plot through interactions between characters over time. Popularized by the webcomic xkcd, it has been used in multiple forms in hunt puzzles.