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Splatterpunk is a movement within horror fiction originating in the 1980s, distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depiction of violence, countercultural alignment [1] and "hyperintensive horror with no limits." [2] [3] [4] The term was coined in 1986 by David J. Schow at the Twelfth World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island.
This is a navigational list of notable writers who have published significant work in the horror fiction genre, who also have stand-alone articles on Wikipedia. All items must have a reference to demonstrate that they have produced significant work in the horror genre.
Occult detective fiction is a subgenre of detective fiction that combines the tropes of the main genre with those of supernatural, fantasy and/or horror fiction.Unlike the traditional detective who investigates murder and other common crimes, the occult detective is employed in cases involving ghosts, demons, curses, magic, vampires, undead, monsters and other supernatural elements.
Jacob Geller (born February 8, 1995) is an American video essayist, critic, and writer known for his analysis of video games and popular culture.Geller's YouTube channel has over 1.2 million subscribers, [2] with videos covering topics like horror, art, frigophobia, thalassophobia, and social justice.
Hendrix was born in South Carolina. His parents divorced when he was 13 years old, and he spent much of his time in public libraries. [5] As an adult, he worked in the library of the American Society for Psychical Research before turning to professional writing. [6]
Adam Nevill (also known as Adam LG Nevill) is an English writer of supernatural horror, known for his book The Ritual. [1] [2] [3] Prior to becoming a full-time author, Nevill worked as an editor. [4] After publishing several novels through Pan Macmillan and St. Martin's Press, Nevill chose to self-publish his 2019 novel, The Reddening.
He writes literary horror, in which the sentences are elegantly crafted, the characters wholly believable and the circumstances menacing." [5] Stephen King, a friend of Straub, praised the novel, calling it "the best of the supernatural novels to be published in the wake of the three books that kicked off a new horror 'wave' in the seventies." [3]
The horror-suspense novel is based on a series of creepypasta stories Auerbach posted to the r/nosleep forum on Reddit. [1] The book follows the first-person narrator as he realizes he was the focus of an obsessed stalker who tracks him throughout his childhood.