horror's
Belonging to dread
Horror's is the possessive form of horror, indicating something belonging to or associated with horror.
It appears most often in phrases describing elements of the genre: horror's greatest icons, horror's appeal to teenagers.
Also used for the emotion itself: Horror's grip tightened as she realized the door was locked.
Movie or coating
- movieRecorded visual narrative
- novelNew and unusual
- fictionImagined narrative work
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
slasher · gothic · supernatural · psychological · zombie · vampire · monster · creature
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
revulsion · disgust · loathing · repulsion · dismay · alarm · trepidation · unease
film
Movie or coating
thriller · slasher · gothic · supernatural · psychological · zombie · vampire · monster · creature · haunted
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
shock · revulsion · disgust · loathing · repulsion · dismay · alarm · trepidation · unease · creeping
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
scream · frozen · paralyzed · speechless · aghast · stunned · stricken · pale · shudder · revulsion
atrocity
Unforgivable mass cruelty
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- carnageWidespread violent death
catastrophe · genocide · brutality · cruelty · war · violence · aftermath · witness · survivor · victim
- horror movieCinema meant to terrify
- horror storyNarrative intended to terrify
- horror storiesNarratives meant to frighten
- horror filmsMovies meant to frighten
- Rocky HorrorGlam rock musical phenomenon
- body horrorGenre exploiting physical revulsion