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Splatterpunk

Speculative and Fantastic Fiction

Splatterpunk is a movement within horror fiction that originated in the 1980s, distinguished by its graphic, often gory depiction of violence, its countercultural stance and what has been called its hyperintensive horror with no limits. The term was coined in 1986 by David J. Schow at the Twelfth World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island, and the movement is generally understood as a deliberate revolt against what its practitioners saw as the traditional, meekly suggestive horror story of earlier decades. It has been defined as a literary genre characterized by graphically described scenes of an extremely gory nature, marking a sharp departure from horror fiction's more atmospheric or implicit traditions of terror.

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Place of Origin
United States; the term was coined in 1986 by David J. Schow at the Twelfth World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island. 1
Notable Example
Splatter-Punks: The Definitive Anthology (1990), edited by Paul M. Sammon, the anthology that gave the movement its defining name in book form. 1
Defining Trait
A horror movement distinguished by graphic, often gory depictions of violence, a countercultural stance, and self-described hyperintensive horror with no limits. 1
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Form Of Genre

Horror Fiction, Genres
Sources
1. Splatterpunk (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section, first sentence
    Splatterpunk is a movement within horror fiction originating in the 1980s, distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depiction of violence, countercultural alignment and "hyperintensive horror with no limits."
  • Further reading list
    Paul M. Sammon (1990). Splatter-Punks: The Definitive Anthology. St Martins Press. ISBN 978-0-312-04581-4.
  • Lead section, second sentence
    The term was coined in 1986 by David J. Schow at the Twelfth World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island.
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