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  • noun Plural form of gorefest.

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Examples

  • As for his "gorefests", while they are decidedly a matter of taste, I have to say I'm finding them more acceptable the more I get under my belt ...

    Home Theater Forum 2010

  • As for his "gorefests", while they are decidedly a matter of taste, I have to say I'm finding them more acceptable the more I get under my belt ...

    Home Theater Forum 2009

  • As for his "gorefests", while they are decidedly a matter of taste, I have to say I'm finding them more acceptable the more I get under my belt ...

    Home Theater Forum 2009

  • But even the ones who don't engage in the hardcore gorefests involving barbed wire and broken glass still often end up abusing painkillers to deal with the very real beatings their bodies take over the course of a career.

    Pro wrestling is hazardous to your health Tyler 2009

  • But even the ones who don't engage in the hardcore gorefests involving barbed wire and broken glass still often end up abusing painkillers to deal with the very real beatings their bodies take over the course of a career.

    Archive 2009-02-08 Tyler 2009

  • I'm still not a fan of gorefests and "torture porn", but if the story is solid enough with characters I can root for, I'll sit down and read or watch.

    Archive 2009-03-01 2009

  • The other thing those three decades have done is innoculate us against the promise of great gore and – worse – the spirit of Carpenter's Thing has been diluted by a zillion gorefests.

    The Thing - still mutating after all these years 2011

  • I'm still not a fan of gorefests and "torture porn", but if the story is solid enough with characters I can root for, I'll sit down and read or watch.

    Why Write Horror? 2009

  • Also of note is the changing landscape of the action picture, as R-rated gorefests starring actual action stars gave way to PG-13 thrillers and comic book adaptations starring thespians trying to grab a fat paycheck, establish international box office credibility, and/or land a franchise to subsidize their artier work.

    Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: Expendables Explodes, Eat Pray Love Is Bountiful, While Scott Pilgrim vs. the World lacks Game Genie. 2010

  • I saw Burnt Offerings at eight, The Shining at 12, and now see everything from Wes Craven thrillers to Eli Roth gorefests to virtual verite 'spookers like The Blair Witch Project and the current Paranormal Activity.

    Joel Schwartzberg: You've Scared Me Away From Movies 2009

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