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horror punk

music genre that mixes proto-gothic and punk rock sounds with morbid and violent imagery and lyrics which are often influenced by horror films and science fiction B-movies
Intangible music_genre Q830325
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horror punk

Summary

horror punk is a music genre[1]. It draws 1,095 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #305 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • horror punk's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • horror punk is a type of punk rock[4].
  • horror punk's Commons category is recorded as Horror punk[5].
  • horror punk's country of origin is recorded as United States[6].
  • January 1, 1978 marks the founding of horror punk[7].
  • horror punk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Horror punk[8].
  • B movie inspired horror punk[9].
  • science fiction horror film inspired horror punk[10].
  • horror punk's facet of is recorded as horror fiction[11].

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Definition and Type

horror punk's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. It is a type of punk rock[4].

Origins

January 1, 1978 marks the founding of horror punk[7].

Why It Matters

horror punk draws 1,095 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #305 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mullanur · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → aesthetics:Horror_Punk
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: aesthetics:Horror_Punk"
  2. 10w ago · Sldst-bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → music genre
    Has characteristic → Q107975727
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30051|batch #30051]]: formatting following the current schema"
  3. 10w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Country of origin → United States
    Inspired by → B movie, science fiction horror film
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q107975727]]"
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