Splatterpunk

Splatterpunk—a term coined in 1986 by David J. Schow at the Twelfth World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island—refers to a movement within horror fiction distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depiction of violence and "hyperintensive horror with no limits." It is regarded as a revolt against the "traditional, meekly suggestive horror story". ...more

New Releases Tagged "Splatterpunk"

Death Spell
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Playground
Are Your Parents Home?
No One Rides For Free
Grandpappy
The Groomer
Gone to See the River Man
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Death Spell
You've Lost a Lot of Blood
The Venue
Son of the Slob
Playground
The Slob
Woom
Dead Inside
Gone to See the River Man
Exquisite Corpse
Off Season (Dead River, #1)
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Cows
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The Summer I Died (The Roger Huntington Saga, #1)
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The Groomer
Maeve Fly
Talia (Talia, #1)
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Retro Splatterpunk
19 books — 10 voters
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What are you doing?" "Killing you." A ghost of a smile touched his ips, but not his pale eyes. "Why?" "Because it's what we do. And because you're beautiful. ...more
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I've always heard the expression, 'your body is a temple'. Well, my body was a crack den off Interstate sixty-five. ...more
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