Horror Porn

These films, usually through the use of special effects , display a fascination with the vulnerability of the human body and the theatricality of its mutilation. The term "splatter cinema" was coined by George A. Romero to describe his film Dawn of the Dead , though Dawn of the Dead is generally considered by critics to have higher aspirations, such as social commentary, than to be simply exploitative for its own sake. During the late 20th and earlyst centuries, the use of graphic violence in cinema has been labeled " torture porn " or " gorno " a portmanteau of "gore" and "porno". Splatter films, according to film critic Michael Arnzen , "self-consciously revel in the special effects of gore as an artform.