goriness
Slasher film quality
Goriness is the quality of being gory—the degree to which something features blood, violence, or gruesome imagery.
The word typically describes horror films, crime scenes, or graphic depictions of injury: The goriness of the slasher film was too much for some viewers.
It can also apply figuratively to vivid descriptions of unpleasant details.
Killing and wounding
- carnageWidespread violent death
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- slaughterKilling for meat
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
bloodbath · savagery · butchery · mutilation · dismemberment · bloodletting · viscera · splatter
Knife-wielding horror villain
- practical effectsNon-digital film techniques
- fake bloodSimulated bodily fluid
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- special effectsArtificial cinematic illusions
shock value · gratuitous · explicit · latex · severed limbs · jump scares · body horror · visceral
Relating to operations
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- bloodyGore-covered or British curse
- graphicVividly detailed or visual
operating room · trauma surgery · cadaver · wounds · lacerations · tissue · organs · incisions
bloodshed
Killing and wounding
massacre · bloodbath · savagery · butchery · mutilation · dismemberment · bloodletting · viscera · splatter · gruesomeness
slasher
Knife-wielding horror villain
- practical effectsNon-digital film techniques
- fake bloodSimulated bodily fluid
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
special effects · shock value · gratuitous · explicit · latex · severed limbs · jump scares · body horror · visceral · macabre
surgical
Relating to operations
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- bloodyGore-covered or British curse
graphic · operating room · trauma surgery · cadaver · wounds · lacerations · tissue · organs · incisions · amputation
gorinessbloodlessness
Lacking circulating vital fluid
cleanliness · tameness · sanitization · mildness · wholesomeness
gorinessgentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
wholesomeness · family-friendliness · pleasantness · sweetness · tenderness
gorinessfamily-friendliness
Suitability for children
innocuousness · inoffensiveness · appropriateness · palatability