Genre: Splatter
Splatter horror is the extreme end — graphic, visceral, and unflinching, where the gore is the genre’s whole intent.
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Saw (2004)
Two men wake chained in a filthy bathroom and discover they are pawns in a sadistic puzzle designed by the Jigsaw killer. -
The Evil Dead (1981)
Five college students vacationing at a Tennessee cabin awaken demonic spirits through a Sumerian text, in Sam Raimi's debut. -
Evil Dead II (1987)
Sam Raimi's part-remake, part-sequel where Ash returns to the cabin and battles increasingly absurd demonic forces. -
Re-Animator (1985)
Stuart Gordon adapts H.P. Lovecraft's story about a medical student who develops a serum that revives the dead. -
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Survivors of the zombie apocalypse take refuge in a suburban shopping mall, in George Romero's social satire sequel.