Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or relating to a genre of film characterized by bizarre or shocking story lines, often shot on a low budget.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or pertaining to psychotronics
- adj. Of or relating to a genre of low-budget films featuring fantastic horror or science fiction themes
Etymologies
- Probably psycho- + (elec)tronic. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Einhorn testified that shortly before Holly Maddux's disappearance, he was investigating Leon, called "psychotronic" weaponry.”
“The newspaper reports, "there is strong evidence that some kind of psychotronic warfare program did exist in the Soviet period, and that the technology may be falling into the wrong hands" (From Moscow Times, 7-11-95).”
“psychotronic" brainwashing techniques developed by the KGB and the Ministry for three years.”
“Between 1969 and 1971, US intelligence sources concluded that the Soviet Union was engaged in “psychotronic” research.”
“Judging from the trailer above and a "review" in VICE, it's destined to be a psychotronic classic.”
“(II) through the use of land-based, sea-based, or space-based systems using radiation, electromagnetic, psychotronic, sonic, laser, or other energies directed at individual persons or targeted populations for the purpose of information war, mood management, or mind control of such persons or populations;”
“My major influences at the moment are Ethiopian icon drawings, Vincent Price, the films of Dario Argento and the horror, psychotronic, and B-movies of the '60s and' 70s, and photographs from the '60s and' 70s from my grandmother's house in the Woodridge neighborhood in Northeast Washington.”
“There are so many DVDs devoted to “psychotronic” films now, lots of books.”
“Against the Reich, for the indie game octaNe - the “psychotronic game of post-apocalyptic trash-culture America””
“List of psychotronic videos available at Internet Archive”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘psychotronic’.
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Clearinghouse
For stuff to simply reside.
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Words of the Day
glabella, chirotony, nook-shotten, crapehanger, filemot, swirlie, egosurf, lexiphanicism, Ruritanian, stichometry, chrononaut, faldstool and 2008 more...
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Let's Go To the Movies
Film genres. Also see film--1 by bradleyrturner.
silent, talkie, drama, coming-of-age, comedy, black comedy, buddy movie, slapstick, romance, romcom, tearjerker, period piece and 44 more...
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