psychotronic

[ sahy-kuh-tron-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a genre of usually low-budget movies that includes horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and underground films.

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychotronic¹

First recorded in 1985–90; psycho- + (elec)tronic

Example Sentences

Cronenberg’s film is too psychotronic and just plain weird for that, obsessed as it is with death and depravity alongside responsibility and accountability.

From Los Angeles Times

He told Psychotronic Video, a film magazine, that he sought to bring a similarly “zany” approach to his role on the science-fiction show “Quantum Leap,” which premiered on NBC in 1989 and ran for five seasons.

From Washington Post

Since we’re home all month anyway and can’t go to theater, finally going to participate in Scarecrow Video’s annual Psychotronic Video Challenge where you watch a genre movie each day that fits the category they spell out.

From Seattle Times

Tommy Chong plays arguably one of the two sanest characters in the trippy, psychotronic, sci-fi film, "Color Out of Space," based on the H. P. Lovecraft story.

From Salon

In “A Psychotronic Childhood,” the novelist Colson Whitehead recounts his early love of B movies and monster flicks.

From The New Yorker