splatterpunk means A movement within horror fiction distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depictions of violence. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
Etymology
From splatter + -punk, coined in 1986 by David J. Schow at the Twelfth World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
noun
- A movement within horror fiction distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depictions of violence.
- A fan of splatterpunk fiction.“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.”