splatterpunk

[ splat-er-puhngk ]

noun

1. a form of fiction featuring extremely graphic violence.

splatterpunk

/ ˈsplætəˌpʌŋk /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of splatterpunk¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Word History and Origins

Origin of splatterpunk¹

C20: from splatter + punk ¹