Splatterpunk
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A movement within horror fiction distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depictions of violence. uncountable
- 2 A fan of splatterpunk fiction. countable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From splatter + -punk, coined in 1986 by David J. Schow at the Twelfth World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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