Horror punk

Horror punk, also known as splatter punk is a subgenre of punk rock known for its heavy influences from Horror films and literature. Much horror punk, such as The Plasmatics, The Misfits, and GWAR, cross-over in appeal with fans of punk rock, gothic rock, deathrock, and heavy metal.

Some fans use "deathrock" and "horror punk" as interchangeable terms, and indeed, sometimes it can be impossible to tell the difference between the two genres, but the existence of two pages here mainly exists because of the (often tongue-in-cheek) "rivalry" between Los Angeles and New York City, and some older people can be very insistent that "deathrock" is the L.A. scene, and "horror/splatter punk" is the N.Y.C. scene.

Terminology
I've found virtually no discernable difference between the terms "horror punk" and "splatter punk" in terms of music genre when it's been explained to me, or when I've consulted independent sources. The most consistent difference I've noted between the two terms is that "splatter punk" is when horror bands engage in messy theatrics, which is where it can be said to cross over with "shock rock".

Potential differences from Deathrock
While many people use the terms "deathrock" and "horror punk" interchangeably, there are argueably some differences between the two (besides Los Angeles vs New York City). Many horror punk bands have a clearer cross-over appeal with heavy metal fans, such as The Plasmatics, The Misfits, and GWAR.

Interestingly, in spite of many direct links between Deathrock and hardcore punk, many Los Angeles deathrock bands, especially anything associated with Rozz Williams, borrowed imagery less from horror films (especially cheaply, made B-films) and more from surrealism, existentialism, and high magic / the occult; this makes Deathrock more closely-related to Gothic rock than Horror punk music is.

(As an aside, Rozz Williams' experimental Industrial music project, Premature Ejaculation, offers a closer link between Deathrock and Industrial music than most other genres of Gothic music.  It is also noteworthy that Rozz Williams, especially with former bandmate and longtime collaborator, Gitane DeMone, was a key figure in the development of Dark Cabaret, and some of Williams' associations bring in a closer link between Deathrock and Neofolk than most other genres of Gothic music have.)

Horror punk bands

 * 45 Grave
 * The Misfits
 * The Plasmatics
 * GWAR
 * Frankenstein
 * Darkest of the Hillside Thickets
 * The Other
 * The Spook
 * The Rosedales
 * The Fright
 * Balzac
 * Blitzkid
 * Shadow Windhawk and the Morticans
 * Mister Monster