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splatterpunk, n.
Brit. |ˈsplatəpʌŋk|, U.S. |ˈsplædərˌpəŋk|
[‹ splatter n.2 + punk n.1, after cyberpunk n.]
A subgenre of horror fiction characterized by the frequent and graphic description of grisly violence, bloody deaths, and extreme sexual situations; (in later use also) a similar genre of cinema, computer games, etc. Also: an author of splatterpunk writing. Cf. earlier splatter n.2
The term was apparently coined by the horror writer D. J. Schow during the Twelfth World Fantasy Convention held in Providence, Rhode Island in 1986.
1988Nova Express Summer 17/1 When the word ‘splatterpunk’ first came into use (a half comical, half serious reply to the hip arrogance and shrewd calculation that rocketed the word ‘cyberpunk’ to genre wide prominence), there were two works that were regarded as the first true examples of ‘splatterpunk’ horror. 1991Spy (N.Y.) Mar. 14/2 There currently exists a handful of youngish genre writers who have written equally gruesome, gritty novels, utilizing deviant sex and extreme violence... They've even got a name, ‘splatterpunks’. 1994Interzone Jan. 62/3 What it most definitely is not is of the splatterpunk school of blood'n'guts'n'sex'n'drugs'n'rock'n'roll which in the late 80s clawed its way to the centre of attention in the horror genre. 1995L. Badley Film, Horror, & Body Fantastic i. 9 The story has been collected in..Silver Scream (1988), edited by Splatterpunk David Schow. 1997Entertainm. Weekly (Electronic ed.) 12 Dec. Quake II, the impending sequel to their groundbreaking splatterpunk CD-ROM. |