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Splatterpunk

Index Splatterpunk

Splatterpunk was a movement within horror fiction in the 1980s, distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depiction of violence, countercultural alignment and "hyperintensive horror with no limits.""Schow, David J." by Gary Westfahl in David Pringle, St. [1]

29 relations: Anton LaVey, Charles L. Grant, Clive Barker, David J. Schow, David Pringle, Edward Lee (writer), Gary Westfahl, Horror fiction, Jack Ketchum, John Skipp, Kathe Koja, Michael Boatman, Michael Shea (author), Nova Express, Nova Express (fanzine), Poppy Z. Brite, Providence, Rhode Island, Publishers Weekly, Richard Christian Matheson, Richard Laymon, Rob Latham, Robert Bloch, S. T. Joshi, Splatter film, Survivalism, The Age, The Globe and Mail, William F. Nolan, World Fantasy Convention.

Anton LaVey

Anton Szandor LaVeyWright, Lawrence – "It's Not Easy Being Evil in a World That's Gone to Hell", Rolling Stone, September 5, 1991: 63–68, 105–16.

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Charles L. Grant

Charles Lewis Grant (September 12, 1942 – September 15, 2006) was an American novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror." He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, and Deborah Lewis.

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Clive Barker

Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English writer, film director, and visual artist.

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David J. Schow

David J. Schow (born July 13, 1955) is an American author of horror novels, short stories, and screenplays.

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David Pringle

David Pringle (born 1 March 1950) is a Scottish science fiction editor.

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Edward Lee (writer)

Edward Lee (born May 25, 1957) is an American novelist specializing in the field of horror who has written 40 books, more than half of which have been published by mass-market New York City paperback companies such as Leisure/Dorchester, Berkley, and Zebra/Kensington.

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Gary Westfahl

Gary Wesley Westfahl (born May 7, 1951) is a scholarly author and reviewer of science fiction.

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Horror fiction

Horror is a genre of speculative fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle its readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror.

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Jack Ketchum

Dallas William Mayr (November 10, 1946 – January 24, 2018), better known by his pen name Jack Ketchum, was an American horror fiction author.

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John Skipp

John Skipp is a splatterpunk horror and fantasy author and anthology editor, as well as a songwriter, screenwriter, film director, and film producer.

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Kathe Koja

Kathe Koja (born 1960) is an American writer.

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Michael Boatman

Michael Patrick Boatman (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor and writer.

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Michael Shea (author)

Michael Shea (July 3, 1946 – February 16, 2014) was an American fantasy, horror, and science fiction author.

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Nova Express

Nova Express is a 1964 novel by American author William S. Burroughs.

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Nova Express (fanzine)

Nova Express was a Hugo-nominated science fiction fanzine edited by Lawrence Person.

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Poppy Z. Brite

Billy Martin (born May 25, 1967), known professionally as Poppy Z. Brite, is an American author.

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Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States.

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Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly (PW) is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents.

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Richard Christian Matheson

Richard Christian Matheson (born October 14, 1953) is an American writer of horror fiction and screenplays.

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Richard Laymon

Richard Carl Laymon (January 14, 1947 – February 14, 2001) was an American author of suspense and horror fiction, particularly within the splatterpunk subgenre.

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Rob Latham

Rob Latham is a former professor of English at the University of California, Riverside and a science fiction critic.

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Robert Bloch

Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, horror, fantasy and science fiction, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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S. T. Joshi

Sunand Tryambak Joshi (born 22 June 1958), known as S. T. Joshi, is an American literary critic, novelist, and a leading figure in the study of H. P. Lovecraft and other authors of weird and fantastic fiction.

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Splatter film

A splatter film is a subgenre of horror film that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayals of gore and graphic violence.

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Survivalism

Survivalism is a primarily American movement of individuals or groups (called survivalists or preppers) who are actively preparing for emergencies, including possible disruptions in social or political order, on scales from local to international.

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The Age

The Age is a daily newspaper that has been published in Melbourne, Australia, since 1854.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.

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William F. Nolan

William Francis Nolan (born March 6, 1928) is an American author, who has written hundreds of stories in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and crime fiction genres.

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World Fantasy Convention

The World Fantasy Convention is an annual convention of professionals, collectors, and others interested in the field of fantasy.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splatterpunk

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