Editing Splatterpunk (section)

==History==
[[Michael Shea (author)|Michael Shea]]'s short story "The Autopsy" (1980) has been described as a "proto-splatterpunk" story.<ref>"In 1980, for example, ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction|F&SF]]'' published...Michael Shea's graphic proto-splatterpunk SF/horror story 'The Autopsy'." Robert A. Collins, Robert Latham, ''Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Annual'', Meckler, 1989 {{ISBN|0887363695}}. p. 99</ref>

Splatterpunk provoked considerable controversy among horror writers. [[Robert Bloch]] criticized the movement, arguing "there is a distinction to be made between that which inspires terror and that which inspires nausea".<ref>Paul Bail, ''John Saul: A Critical Companion'' Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996 {{ISBN|0313295751}} (p. 26).</ref> [[William F. Nolan]] and [[Charles L. Grant]] also censured the movement.<ref name="rl">[[Rob Latham]], "The Urban Horror", in [[S. T. Joshi]], ed., ''Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: an Encyclopedia of our Worst Nightmares'' (Greenwood, 2007), (p. 591-618) {{ISBN|0313337810}}</ref> However, critics R. S. Hadji and Philip Nutman praised the movement, the latter describing splatterpunk as a "[[survivalist]]" literature that "reflects the moral chaos of our times".<ref name="rl"/>

Though the term gained some prominence in the 1980s and 1990s, and, as a movement, attracted a cult following, the term "splatterpunk" has since been replaced by other synonymous terms for the genre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://diewachen.com/2007/07/types-of-horror_24.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009083305/http://diewachen.com/2007/07/types-of-horror_24.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-10-09 |title=Types of Horror/All Sorts of Punk |access-date=2008-10-10 |author=Remy, J.E. |date=2007-07-24 |work=Die Wachen }}</ref> The last major commercial endeavor aimed at the splatterpunk audience was 1995's ''Splatterpunks II: Over the Edge'', an anthology of short stories which also included essays on horror cinema and an interview with [[Anton LaVey]]. By 1998, one commentator suggested interest in splatterpunk was declining, saying it "seemed to have reached a peak" in the mid-1990s.<ref>Jane Sullivan, "Schlock Horror". ''[[The Age|Sunday Age]]'' July, 19th, 1998, (p. 15).</ref> The term is still sometimes used for horror with a strong gruesome element, such as Philip Nutman's novel ''Cities of Night''.<ref>The ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' review described ''Cities of Night'' as "seasoned with a dash of splatterpunk". ''Publishers Weekly'', May 22, 2010.</ref>

In 2018, the organizers of KillerCon established the Splatterpunk Awards (or "Bernies") to honor achievement in the fields of splatterpunk and extreme horror.<ref>{{cite web |title=KillerCon Official Website |url=http://killerconaustin.com/2018-awards}}</ref> An author who won a Splatterpunk Medal for his novel, ''[[Full Brutal]]'', was Kristopher Triana.

Though traditionally associated with literature, splatterpunk has also gained influence in other media, namely video games. ''[[The Coffin of Andy and Leyley]]'', a 2023 indie horror game, gained notoriety from this expansion. Initially banned in Australia due to its controversial themes, the game was later reinstated with an R-18+ rating due to primarily splatterpunk characteristics such as gore and high impact violence. The game is not the first in the splatterpunk genre within gaming, but is one of the more notable.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Coffin of Andy and Leyley Banned in Australia |url=https://www.techopse.com/the-coffin-of-andy-and-leyley-banned-in-australia/ |website=Techopse - Trading Enthusiasm for Anger |date=18 January 2024 |access-date=2024-02-29}}</ref>