Splatterpunk is a neologism coined to describe a subgenre of horror fiction distiguished by its graphic depiction of violence. Clive Barker is often cited as the best known writer of the style, although the actual genre was named by author David Schow, who is considered an innovator and exemplary within the Splatterpunk school of horror writing, as well as the bestselling team of John Skipp & Craig Spector, whose modern vampire classic The Light At The End (1986) is considered a seminal work.
