spine chilling
Makes you shudder
Spine-chilling describes something so frightening or eerie that it produces a physical sensation of cold running down the back—the chill of fear.
The term applies to horror films, ghost stories, or any experience that evokes dread: a spine-chilling scream, The documentary contained spine-chilling footage of the attack.
Also spelled spine-chilling or spinechilling.
- nightmarishFrightening like bad dreams
- terrifyingEvoking extreme fear
- cold sweatFear-triggered perspiration
- hair-raisingExtremely frightening or alarming
- horrificExtremely shocking and dreadful
eerie · heart-stopping · creeping dread · nailbiting · gothic literature · dark and stormy night · hair curling · blood-curdling · dread · terror · haunted house · haunted mansion · ghost story · scary story · macabre · Edgar Allan Poe · Stephen King · unease
spine chillingheartwarming
Evoking tender positive feelings
comforting · reassuring · cozy · soothing · warm
spine chillingboring
Failing to engage interest
dull · bland · unremarkable · mundane · forgettable
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