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

Maeve Fly
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Playground
Rotten Tommy
No One Rides For Free
Rest Stop
Are Your Parents Home?
We Are Always Tender With Our Dead (Burnt Sparrow, #1)
Moonflow
At Dark, I Become Loathsome
Death Spell
Brainwyrms
You've Lost a Lot of Blood
Puzzle House
Blender Babies
Playground
Woom
The Slob
Dead Inside
Gone to See the River Man
Exquisite Corpse
100% Match
Cows
Off Season (Dead River, #1)
No One Rides For Free
The Black Farm (The Black Farm, #1)
The Summer I Died (The Roger Huntington Saga, #1)
Full Brutal
Maeve Fly
Tender Is the Flesh
Hillbilly Gospel-Volume 2 by Jeffery CrouchNight Life by Alba V. SarriaMy Lord by L.B. ShimairaThe Binding of Bloom Mountain by Vesper DoomThe Bayou by Arden Powell
Chartreuse Horror
24 books — 9 voters

Locked in a Stranger's Room by Spencer GuerreroRaised By A Killer by Sea CaummisarThe Found Bag of Doom by Sea CaummisarSupport Buddy by Lesley A. CamphouseRoll for Initiative by Lesley A. Camphouse
Skwurl's Horror TBR
59 books — 1 voter
No One Sleeps by Townsend WalkerThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan PoeThe Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
Best Dark Fiction Short Stories
73 books — 79 voters

No One Else In Here by Cindy R.X. HeBlacktail by Scott  HawkinsMortal Passions by Avery CurranMilkteeth by Caitlin  StarlingDive Bar at the End of the Road by Kelley Armstrong
Upcoming Horror (2026, 2027, 2028)
66 books — 20 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettGoing Postal by Terry PratchettThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
SFF: Best Characters
98 books — 22 voters


Poppy Z. Brite
“ 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 ”
― Poppy Z. Brite, Exquisite Corpse

C.J. Leede
“ Now eyes on the puck. When you see it, you should think of that thing, whatever it is that's fucking up your life. Just see it. Feel it. Breathe it in. All that anger, the injustice, all of it. And when you're ready, you bring that stick back for a swing and you hit that thing with every ounce of strength and rage that you possess. You fucking crush it and anyone that stands in your way. ...more ”
― CJ Leede

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