bloodcurdlingly
In spine-chilling fashion
In a manner that causes terror or horror—as if the blood thickens and freezes in the veins.
The adverb typically modifies sounds: She screamed bloodcurdlingly into the night.
Someone might laugh or shriek bloodcurdlingly in a horror film.
The word is dramatic and often deliberately overwrought.
Evoking extreme fear
- screamLoud sharp cry
- shriekShrill, piercing cry
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
fright · panic · alarm · trepidation · apprehension · horrifying · petrifying · spine-chilling
Disturbingly strange
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- chillingCausing fear or cold
- spine-tinglingCausing thrilled fear
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
unnerving · ominous · foreboding · sinister · shadowy · ghostly · mysterious · dreadful
Loud sharp cry
- shriekShrill, piercing cry
- terrifyingEvoking extreme fear
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
macabre · ghoulish · nightmarish · monstrous · demonic · supernatural · haunted · gothic
terrifying
Evoking extreme fear
terror · fright · panic · alarm · trepidation · apprehension · horrifying · petrifying · spine-chilling · hair-raising
eerie
Disturbingly strange
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- chillingCausing fear or cold
- spine-tinglingCausing thrilled fear
haunting · unnerving · ominous · foreboding · sinister · shadowy · ghostly · mysterious · dreadful · unsettling
scream
Loud sharp cry
- shriekShrill, piercing cry
- terrifyingEvoking extreme fear
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
ghastly · macabre · ghoulish · nightmarish · monstrous · demonic · supernatural · haunted · gothic · spectral
bloodcurdlinglysoothingly
In a calming way
reassuringly · peacefully · serenely · tranquilly · comfortingly