Sub-Genre Splatter

Splatter came into its own sub genre of horror film in the early 1960s. Splatter films are usually the type of horror, which contains mass violence, gore and shed loads of blood and special effects.

Here are some examples of famously known horror splatter film:














































Dawn of the Dead 2004

















































Dawn of the Dead 1978




















































Saw















































Night of the living dead ( 1st to popularise the sub genre)





















Scream
































































I know what you did last summer









Kill bill is a prime example were ‘splatter’ has been used in a different genre of movie. This shows that different genres can intertwine.


There are also websites dedicated to splatter horror movies. Here are some examples of the sites I found: http://www.esplatter.com/, http://www.splatterfilms.com/