Yes, I've never heard this word before, so @Myr you did teach an old dog a new trick. 

It's a horror and body horror subgenre, so I get why it's the word of the day. Punk sensibilities are based on rebellion and pushing the limits of genres.  I prefer psychological horror rather than visceral but body horror is popular for a reason.

I thought splatterpunk is what happens when protesters try to block the road.

4 hours ago, Myr said:

That is spelled splatter punk, I think. 

I thought these guys had a trademarked it:

Don't know if Robocop 3 producers were literate about the cultural zeitgeist, but splatterpunks were an odd villain group in the third movie (The Cult of Cain was probably more over the top in the second one, so these guys seemed lame in comparison).