splatterpunk
splatterpunk noun: a movement within horror fiction distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depictions of violence.
Noun
splatterpunk (countable and uncountable, plural splatterpunks)
- A movement within horror fiction distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depictions of violence.
- A fan of splatterpunk fiction.
- It is interesting to note that even as the arguments fly back and forth between the splatterpunks and the traditionalists of horror fiction, other forces appear to be eroding the ground on which the splatterpunks have made their stand.1989, Marc A. Cerasini, How to Write Horror and Get It Published, page 95
- Although the gore may be too sparse for most splatterpunks, the then-taboo subject matter and overall bleak tone of the film should more than please them, as well as fans of low-budget 70s horror.2001, Scott Aaron Stine, The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1960s and 1970s
Forms of splatterpunk
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Origin of splatterpunk
From splatter + -punk, coined in 1986 by David J. Schow at the Twelfth World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Questions about splatterpunk
- What does splatterpunk mean?
- Splatterpunk means a movement within horror fiction distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depictions of violence.
- What part of speech is splatterpunk?
- Splatterpunk is a noun.
- What is the plural of splatterpunk?
- The plural of splatterpunk is splatterpunks.
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