splatterpunk

American

[splat-er-puhngk] / ˈsplæt ərˌpʌŋk /

noun

a form of fiction featuring extremely graphic violence.

splatterpunk British

/ ˈsplætəˌpʌŋk /

noun

a literary genre characterized by graphically described scenes of an extremely gory nature

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Etymology

Origin of splatterpunk

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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Hendrix takes us from the quiet ghost stories of the 1960s — which seemed “trapped in the past” — through the aptly-named Splatterpunk craze in the late ’80s, with Clive Barker’s “Books of Blood” in the vanguard.

From Washington Post

If a game like Techland’s upcoming Dying Light is intended to be a “AAA” zombie experience – something akin to World War Z - State of Decay is probably the closest approximation to the classic George Romero splatterpunk experience, iffy production values and all.

From Forbes

Reference to a SimDisney theme-park ride and before that a 1990s splatterpunk thriller, I realize.

From Salon

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