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

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Maeve Fly
Gone to See the River Man
No One Rides For Free
Playground
The Venue
Maggie's Grave
The Groomer
Rotten Tommy
Are Your Parents Home?
Seven Rabbits
This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances
Moonflow
Puzzle House
Grandpappy
Playground
Woom
The Slob
Dead Inside
Gone to See the River Man
Exquisite Corpse
Off Season (Dead River, #1)
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Cows
No One Rides For Free
The Summer I Died (The Roger Huntington Saga, #1)
Full Brutal
The Black Farm (The Black Farm, #1)
The Groomer
Maeve Fly
Maggot Girl, Episode 1 by Otis BatemanMaggot Girl, Episode 2 by Otis BatemanMaggot Girl, Episode 3 by Otis Bateman100% Match by Patrick C. Harrison IIISurvivor by J.F. Gonzalez
snuff
15 books — 1 voter
The Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumHuman Cruelty by Wade H. GarrettThe Angel of Death by Wade H. GarrettSplatterpunk by Wade H. GarrettThe Angel of Vengeance - The Most Gruesome Series on the Market by Wade H. Garrett
Extreme Horror Books
79 books — 61 voters

The Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumThe Cellar by Richard LaymonThe Rising by Brian KeeneThe Traveling Vampire Show by Richard LaymonDead Sea by Brian Keene
Leisure Horror
212 books — 31 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisHaunted by Chuck PalahniukThe Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumOff Season by Jack KetchumExquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
The Goriest Books Ever
409 books — 626 voters

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakStardust by Neil GaimanThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
SFF: Best Prose
35 books — 14 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
SFF: Best Settings
38 books — 11 voters


Alex Mura
I’ve always been drawn to the night. It’s like a therapist you don’t have to pay.
Alex Mura, Silence in the Basement

I've always heard the expression, 'your body is a temple'. Well, my body was a crack den off Interstate sixty-five. ...more
Stuart Bray, Broken pieces of June

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Splatterpunk This is a friendly, adult community for readers who genuinely enjoy stories filled with graphic …more
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Splat Club (Trigger warning for extreme horror and offensive themes) This is a book club / discussion grou…more
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