Where does “Splat Pack” come from?

Splat Pack (English) comes from English splat, from Middle English splatten, from Middle English splaten — to stretch out, extend", also "to split.

Splat Pack (English): A group of independent filmmakers who, since 2002, have directed, written and produced violent low-budget horror films

Definitions

  1. A group of independent filmmakers who, since 2002, have directed, written and produced violent low-budget horror films

Ancestry of “Splat Pack”, step by step

Splat Pack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English splat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsplatThe narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back;...
2Middle Englishsplatten
3Middle Englishsplatento stretch out, extend", also "to split

via English Rat Pack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRat PackAn informal group of showbusiness entertainers associated with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and who ultimately made movies and appeared together in Las Vegas casino venues
Every word from Middle English splaten