fright
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The audience’s understanding of fright story rules and stock characters seasons the show’s sinister comedy, as it also draws on the audience’s familiarity with places like its titular town, whether by reputation or experience.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
The stock briefly fell below $400 last week as investors took fright at its annual guidance for around $190 billion in capital spending.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
He comes over laughing, pulls up to me, looks at my monitor, gives me stage fright, then elbows me and says, “You sure you want to frame it like that?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Noa-Rose's parents remember vividly holding the "lifeless" youngster in their arms, and the look of fright in the doctor's eyes.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Paralyzed with fright, she lay facedown on her cot, moaning into the pillow.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Eventually, he finds himself inside a barn with anthropomorphized hay and other frights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
On the field, he has impressed as a young captain and here, not without frights, he came through his toughest test so far.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
These spots are sure to give frights and delights.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
Original tale “Scarecrow: The Reaping,” which began at Universal Studios Florida, mixes in jump scares with more natural-seeming frights, such as the aforementioned simulated dust bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
Once the boogeyperson is done telling us about a few of her favorite frights, Agent Kozy lets us ask questions.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
