hair-raiser
Truly terrifying tale
A hair-raiser is something thrilling or terrifying enough to make your hair stand on end—a scary movie, a near-miss on the highway, a ghost story told around a campfire.
The term emphasizes visceral fear or excitement: That roller coaster was a real hair-raiser.
Refrigeration unit or horror
- bloodcurdlingExtremely frightening or horrifying
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
creepy · spooky · haunting · supernatural · spectral · sinister · morbid · terrifying
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- alarmUrgent warning signal
trepidation · nightmare · paranoia · menace · threat · haunt · chill · spine-tingling
Suspenseful unresolved ending
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- tensionStretched or strained state
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
intrigue · plot twist · whodunit · teaser · foreboding · ominous · uncertainty · enigma
Looping amusement track vehicle
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- bungeeElastic cord with hooks
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- cliffhangingUnresolved and tense
whitewater · freeclimbing · wingsuit · canyoning · haunted house · ghost train · freefall · drop tower
chiller
Refrigeration unit or horror
- bloodcurdlingExtremely frightening or horrifying
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
ghoulish · creepy · spooky · haunting · supernatural · spectral · sinister · morbid · terrifying · nightmarish
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
alarm · trepidation · nightmare · paranoia · menace · threat · haunt · chill · spine-tingling · cold sweat
cliffhanger
Suspenseful unresolved ending
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- tensionStretched or strained state
- anticipationState of awaiting something
mystery · intrigue · plot twist · whodunit · teaser · foreboding · ominous · uncertainty · enigma · nail-biter
rollercoaster
Looping amusement track vehicle
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- bungeeElastic cord with hooks
- extremeFurthest from moderate
cliffhanging · whitewater · freeclimbing · wingsuit · canyoning · haunted house · ghost train · freefall · drop tower · zipline