Splatterpunks: Extreme Horror
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Editor: Paul M. SammonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1990-12
ISBN: 0312045816
Number of pages: 346
Publisher: St Martins Pr
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Book Review: Still one of the best anthologies of extreme horror
Summary: 5 Stars
In case you don't know, the term "splatterpunk" came about in the mid-to-late 1980s as a term for extreme horror fiction. Now, extreme horror didn't necessarily mean horror literature with over-the-top gore and blood and all that came along with it, but often that's what splatterpunk became ... or was ... or is. Basically, splatterpunk was a sub-genre of horror that was a reaction to relatively meek, commercial horror. Horror author David Schow is credited with coming up with the term "splatterpunk" in 1986 at the World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island.
Which writers are considered splatterpunk writers? Well, there have been more than a few, but the most notable are Schow himself, Joe R. Lansdale, Clive Barker, Poppy Z. Brite, Jack Ketchum, Craig Spector, John Skipp and a handful of others.
Today, the term "splatterpunk" has mostly faded away, but it still pops up from time to time.
Then along comes the book I'm writing about in this post, Splatterpunks: Extreme Horror, published in 1990 and edited by Paul M. Sammon.
Within this book's pages you find short story after short story, many by some of the writers listed above, that contain gruesome and shocking material. Yes, there's gore to be found here aplenty, but there's also a fair share of more thoughtful horror pieces.
But every story within will keep you on your toes and give you a jolt as if you've just drank a gallon of espresso.
Summary of Splatterpunks: Extreme Horror
Driven and Reckless, the young writers who lead the splatterpunk movement have one rule: "There are no limits." Editor Paul Sammon--himself a talented writer and moviemaker--has assembled the first and only book to emcompass this dynamic literary movement. Features the works of Edward Bryant, Craig Spector, Rex Miller, Clive Barker and more.Horror Books
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