Need help please!

[DubiousComforts]

So if someone pays tribute to or draws inspiration from an older film....that makes them hacks? You've been duped into believing that bands like The Misfits or White Zombie/Rob Zombie/whatever are somehow "paying tribute" when it's simply uninspired stealing. Here's an example: I'll write 20 catchy song titles in under a minute by "paying tribute" to 20 lesser-known pre-70s genre films... Terror From the Year 5000 Cult of the Cobra Black Friday The Devil Commands Tower of London Horror of Party Beach Freaks The Whip and the Body Panic In the Year Zero Missile to the Moon Dr. Cyclops First Man into Space The Phantom Creeps Horror Hotel The Beach Girls and The Monster Voodoo Island Red Planet Mars The Haunted Strangler Eyes Without a Face The Invisible Ray With great titles like those, the songs will practically write themselves. Next I'll further "pay tribute" by liberally using iconic images from the genre of fantastic cinema (without permission) as the cover art of my CD while additionally borrowing inspiration from said films for the title, like this: or this: or this: So what we've learned is that "paying tribute" requires no work but is highly lucrative. Fun for the whole family!

[bassman]

No big deal in my eyes. If you have or create something and want to make it a reference to something else...go ahead. My favorite film is ghostbusters and my dog is named Venkman. I'm such a hack. I'm not a fan, but it seems like I remember reading that Romero directed a Misfits video or two. So I guess he doesn't mind...