Horror punk

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Horror punk
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins
late-1970s United States
Typical instruments
Mainstream popularity Mostly underground; with the exception of The Misfits, very few bands gaining commercial success.
Subgenres
Horror hardcore
Fusion genres
Horror glam
Regional scenes
England - East Coast USA
Other topics
Deathrock - Gothic rock - Horror rock - Shock rock - Psychobilly

Horror punk is a music genre that was defined by the band The Misfits, blending horror movie lyrical themes and imagery with musical influences from early punk rock, doo-wop, and, to a lesser degree, rockabilly.

Horror punk bands usually tell tales through their lyrics, which are often related to horror films, black humor, and horror stories or novels. Horror punk has traditionally used, amongst other horror influence, the aesthetics and themes of zombie films. Some bands base their whole genre on zombies, taking up the names zombiecore, horror punk/rock, deathrock, or monster rock. The horror punk genre has a thriving underground following, with websites and concert festivals, such as the Fiend Fest. The fan base has been tied to the resurgence of the closely-related genres, psychobilly and deathrock.

[edit] Horror punk fashion

The best example of horror punk fashion can be found in the band The Misfits. While looking somewhat similar to other late-1970s punk rock bands and fans, the band took a darker approach to its style. They wore predominatly black clothing(akin to Goth and Deathrock fashion, skeleton costumes, makeup similar to that seen during the earlier half of the 20th century in horror films (characters such as Frankenstein or Dracula). Horror punk style also incorporates sexy items, such as fishnet stockings, corsets, and elaborate makeup, (both men and women). The use of occult and horror imagery is prevalent on T-shirts, buttons, patches and jewellery that contain images of films related to the scene (films staring Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, etc). Hair may be in mohawk form, teased out (see: deathhawk, or in the devilock style. A more dressed down look used by the similar yet unrelated horror hardcore fans is simply implementing a black band t-shirt, jeans, and a black hoodie.

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