In the 2000s–particularly 2003–2009–a body of films was produced that combined elements of the splatter and slasher film genres. The films were dubbed “torture porn” by critics and detractors, most notably by David Edelstein, who is thought to have coined the term. Like their splatter forerunners, torture porn films reputedly emphasize depictions of violence, gore, nudity, torture, mutilation and sadism. Also, like splatter films, the extent to which torture porn lives up to its sensational reputation has been disputed. (Wikipedia)
