War of the Underworlds: A Pop-Culture Showdow

Is your Underworld Don Delillo's novel or a Kate Beckinsale film? Or is it plain old hell? Wired charts this subterranean landscape.
Illustration Jimmy Turrell Images Corbis Everett Collection
Illustration: Jimmy Turrell

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Everyone loves Underworld. But not everyone loves the same underworld. That word has been the title for an 827-page postmodern novel, a vampire-film franchise, a bit of Greek mythology, and a dance music group from the UK. Use this chart to navigate the subterranean pop-culture landscape.

Images: Corbis; Everett Collection