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The Art Of “Defictionalization”: Turning Fake Movie And TV Products Into A Real Business

How Omni Consumer Products used True Blood and Ghostbusters to create a thriving business selling real versions of fake stuff. By Jake Rossen Pete Hottelet remembers the day he walked into the headquarters of Valve–makers of the immensely popular Half-Life video game–while proudly wielding a crowbar. In his mind, it was a can’t-miss proposition: The … Continue reading The Art Of “Defictionalization”: Turning Fake Movie And TV Products Into A Real Business