gorehound

British  

/ ˈɡɔːˌhaʊnd /

noun

1. an enthusiast of gory horror films

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Example Sentences

There, where Charles Darwin was born nearly two centuries prior, the self-described young gorehound grew up around the family farm with “hippie-dippie vegan” parents who strictly banned sugar, television and the horror movies that called to him like forbidden fruit.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet Mr. Curry, I must say this as a certified gorehound: Your role is one of the reasons I became a fan of horror movies.

From Salon

Marshall is both an old-school gorehound and a fastidious builder of worlds.

From Los Angeles Times

In "Happy Death Day 2U" the horror content seems almost like an afterthought, a trait that I suspect will disappoint many a gorehound.

From Salon

Probably the closest Hostel director and general gorehound Eli Roth will ever get to being given his own TV show, this new Netflix series follows the unpleasant goings-on in the town of Hemlock Grove, where werewolves and disembowelments are de rigueur.

From The Guardian