grislier
More horrifyingly graphic
Grislier is the comparative form of grisly, meaning more gruesome or horrifying.
A crime scene might be grislier than another, or each chapter of a horror novel grislier than the last: The second murder was grislier than the first, with evidence of prolonged torture.
More graphically violent
- bloodierMore covered in gore
- carnageWidespread violent death
- slaughterKilling for meat
- mutilationDamaging a body severely
massacre · butchery · dismemberment · savagery · brutality · mangled · severed · graphic
Disturbing, death-obsessed
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
- nightmarishFrightening like bad dreams
- horrifyingCausing extreme fear
- terrifyingEvoking extreme fear
monstrous · chilling · creepy · grotesque · sinister · eerie · dreadful · frightening
Dead human bodies
- cadaversBodies after death
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- morgueCorpse holding facility
- autopsyMedical examination after death
remains · decay · putrid · rotting · morbid · lifeless · fatal · mortal
Deliberate unlawful killing
- homicideCausing another's death
- serial killerRecurring lone murderer
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
evidence · victim · investigation · detective · cold case · suspect · perpetrator · brutal
gorier
More graphically violent
mutilation · massacre · butchery · dismemberment · savagery · brutality · mangled · severed · graphic · visceral
macabre
Disturbing, death-obsessed
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
- nightmarishFrightening like bad dreams
- horrifyingCausing extreme fear
terrifying · monstrous · chilling · creepy · grotesque · sinister · eerie · dreadful · frightening · spine-tingling
corpses
Dead human bodies
- cadaversBodies after death
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- morgueCorpse holding facility
autopsy · remains · decay · putrid · rotting · morbid · lifeless · fatal · mortal · deathly
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
- homicideCausing another's death
- serial killerRecurring lone murderer
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
crime scene · evidence · victim · investigation · detective · cold case · suspect · perpetrator · brutal · premeditated