Splatterpunk

Splatterpunk—a term coined in 1986 by David J. Schow at the Twelfth World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island—refers to a movement within horror fiction distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depiction of violence and "hyperintensive horror with no limits." It is regarded as a revolt against the "traditional, meekly suggestive horror story". ...more

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Maeve Fly
Gone to See the River Man
No One Rides For Free
Playground
The Venue
Maggie's Grave
The Groomer
Rotten Tommy
Are Your Parents Home?
Seven Rabbits
This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances
Moonflow
Puzzle House
Grandpappy
Playground
Woom
The Slob
Dead Inside
Gone to See the River Man
Exquisite Corpse
Off Season (Dead River, #1)
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Cows
No One Rides For Free
The Summer I Died (The Roger Huntington Saga, #1)
Full Brutal
The Black Farm (The Black Farm, #1)
The Groomer
Maeve Fly
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C.J. Leede
Now eyes on the puck. When you see it, you should think of that thing, whatever it is that's fucking up your life. Just see it. Feel it. Breathe it in. All that anger, the injustice, all of it. And when you're ready, you bring that stick back for a swing and you hit that thing with every ounce of strength and rage that you possess. You fucking crush it and anyone that stands in your way. ...more
CJ Leede

Poppy Z. Brite
The thought that it was nearly over soothed him like a lover's touch. ...more
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