In this chapter, we examine how splatter evolved from underground provocation to mainstream institution, filtering its way into the most conventional forms of horror throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Once taboo, gore became a central spectacle within the slasher and supernatural franchises that defined the era—each sequel striving to outdo the last in creative mutilation. From the summer-camp carnage to surreal viscera and the metaphysical fleshcraft, splatter transformed from transgression to tradition. These decades reveal how gore became not only an aesthetic but an industrial engine, driving sequels, sparking moral outrage, and solidifying the body as the ultimate site of horror’s evolution.

FILMS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

The Halloween Franchise (1978–present), The Friday the 13th Franchise (1980–present), The Burning (1981), The Evil Dead Franchise (1981–present), The Sleepaway Camp Franchise (1983–present), The Silent Night, Deadly Night Franchise (1984–1991), Street Trash (1987), The Hellraiser Franchise (1987–present),

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Waltz Primordial, Galactic Rap, Exit The Premises

By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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