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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

Most Read This Week Tagged "Splatterpunk"

Maeve Fly
Playground
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Rest Stop
Rotten Tommy
No One Rides For Free
Moonflow
Are Your Parents Home?
At Dark, I Become Loathsome
Grandpappy
We Are Always Tender With Our Dead (Burnt Sparrow, #1)
Son of the Slob
Brainwyrms
Blender Babies
Along the River of Flesh (Gone to See the River Man, #2)
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Splatterpunk Books

Playground
Woom
The Slob
Dead Inside
Gone to See the River Man
Exquisite Corpse
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Cows
Off Season (Dead River, #1)
No One Rides For Free
The Black Farm (The Black Farm, #1)
The Summer I Died (The Roger Huntington Saga, #1)
Full Brutal
Tender Is the Flesh
Maeve Fly
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Lists

Penpal by Dathan AuerbachThe Cotton Candy Massacre by Christopher RobertsonThe Summer I Died by Ryan C. ThomasFit for Consumption by Steve BermanPlayground by Aron Beauregard
Indie, Small Publisher and Underrated Horror
122 books — 15 voters
Brother by Ania AhlbornDepraved by Bryan SmithUrban Gothic by Brian KeeneDepraved 2 by Bryan SmithOff Season by Jack Ketchum
Cannibal Family Books
22 books — 8 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksThe Rising by Brian KeeneThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksMangled Meat by Edward LeeScratch by Thomas W. Brown
Best Morbid Horror Books
98 books — 11 voters
The Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumHuman Cruelty by Wade H. GarrettThe Angel of Death by Wade H. GarrettSplatterpunk by Wade H. GarrettThe Angel of Vengeance - The Most Gruesome Series on the Market by Wade H. Garrett
Extreme Horror Books
84 books — 63 voters

The Cyclops by Emerson LittlefieldThe Quest for Freedom by Matthew D. Devitt1984 by George OrwellIt by Stephen KingGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
SFF: Best Plot
41 books — 42 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteBloodline by William GraceStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
SFF: Best Settings
50 books — 20 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Splatterpunk”

Malachai Blackthorn
“ I feed on fear. A certain biochemical reaction happens when a predator becomes prey. ”
― Malachai Blackthorn, The Covenant of Flesh
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Katye Tilstone
“ Who will be my next sweet treat... ”
― Katye Tilstone, My Little Pumpkin Patch: When the harvest never ends...
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Videos Tagged “Splatterpunk”

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Groups Tagged "Splatterpunk"

Spooky Book Club This is a group from Facebook Spooky Book Club
16 members, last active 59 days ago
SimplySplat & Extreme Horror Simply Books discord - Book server with a small extreme horror edition Come read EH/SP books to…more
27 members, last active 2 months ago
Velvet Veils Welcome to Velvet Veils, a book group dedicated to exploring the depths of literary works that b…more
2 members, last active one year ago
Q&A with Mindy MacKay Q&A with Mindy MacKay, author of romantic suspense, sci-fi, and Canadapunk fiction. …more
8 members, last active 15 years ago