chamber of horrors
Wax nightmare gallery
A chamber of horrors is a place exhibiting gruesome or frightening things—originally a section of wax museums displaying criminals, torture devices, and scenes of violence.
The phrase extends to any collection of disturbing items or any situation filled with frightening elements: The abandoned hospital was a chamber of horrors, His browser history was a chamber of horrors.
Exhibition of sculpted likenesses
- Madame TussaudsWax sculpture exhibition venue
- waxworkSculpted likeness in wax
- tableauStriking pictorial arrangement
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
gallows · torture devices · execution · relics · artifacts · curiosities · criminals · murderers
Dwelling believed spirit-inhabited
- dark rideIndoor tracked attraction
- waxworksDisplay of molded figures
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
- frightSudden intense fear
scream · thrill seekers · spooky · creepy · eerie · jump scare · amusement park · ghouls
wax museum
Exhibition of sculpted likenesses
- Madame TussaudsWax sculpture exhibition venue
- waxworkSculpted likeness in wax
- tableauStriking pictorial arrangement
guillotine · gallows · torture devices · execution · relics · artifacts · curiosities · criminals · murderers · infamous
haunted house
Dwelling believed spirit-inhabited
- dark rideIndoor tracked attraction
- waxworksDisplay of molded figures
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
fright · scream · thrill seekers · spooky · creepy · eerie · jump scare · amusement park · ghouls · ghosts
nightmare
Frightening dream causing wakefulness
- hellishExtremely unpleasant or cruel
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
ordeal · dread · trauma · agony · torment · unbearable · harrowing · distressing · brutal · anguish
- Halloweenjack-o-lantern, trick or treating, haunted mansion, pumpkin, trick-or-treat
chamber of horrorssanctuary
Protected sacred space
paradise · haven · safe haven · comfort zone · happy place
chamber of horrorshall of fame
Institution honoring the best
treasure room · wonderland · celebration of life · gift shop · cabinet of curiosities
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