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

Maeve Fly
No One Rides For Free
Playground
Rotten Tommy
Rest Stop
Are Your Parents Home?
Puzzle House
Along the River of Flesh (Gone to See the River Man, #2)
You've Lost a Lot of Blood
Moonflow
Blender Babies
Grandpappy
Brainwyrms
Fluids
This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances
Playground
Woom
The Slob
Dead Inside
Gone to See the River Man
Exquisite Corpse
100% Match
Cows
Off Season (Dead River, #1)
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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Leisure Horror
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SFF: Best Prose
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettGoing Postal by Terry PratchettThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
SFF: Best Characters
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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
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He looks up in pride at finally penetrating me. It’s my first stabbing, and he’s taking my virginity, and he’s so proud.
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