Steampunk

Selected Song: THE ANIMUS by Steampunk

The Animus - Steampunk

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and speculative fiction and one usually set in 19th century Victorian era England. The genre began in the late 1980's and the term coined by K. W. Jeter who wrote Infernal Devices. Although the true roots can be found in works by Jules Verne, H. G. Wells and Mary Shelley, as they had created fictional technology, whereas contemporary writers have used real technological inventions such as computers and the setting taking place either after the Industrial Revolution or near the start of it. Films have portrayed these worlds such as in the movie Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Van Helsing and also in anime as with Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky and Steamboy. Among books and films, the steampunk culture has a vast variety of offerings, ranging from designs of all kinds to social events.

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