Splatterpunk

Splatterpunk is a movement within horror fiction originating in the 1980s, distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depiction of violence, countercultural alignment[1] and "hyperintensive horror with no limits."[2][3][4] The term was coined in 1986 by David J. Schow at the Twelfth World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island. Splatterpunk is regarded as a revolt against the "traditional, meekly suggestive horror story".[5] Splatterpunk has been defined as a "literary genre characterised by graphically described scenes of an extremely gory nature."[6]

  1. ^ Tucker, Ken (1991-03-24). "The Splatterpunk Trend, and Welcome to It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  2. ^ Carroll, David (1995). "Splatterpunk". Tabula Rasa #6. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  3. ^ "000407 - Splatterpunk". www.readersadvice.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Schow, David J." by Gary Westfahl in David Pringle, St. James guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers. London : St. James Press, 1998, ISBN 978-1-55862-206-7 (pp. 516–517. ).
  5. ^ Tucker, Ken (1991-03-24). "The Splatterpunk Trend, And Welcome to It". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  6. ^ Warren Clements, "A quick course in Euro-surgery". The Globe and Mail September 28, 1996.