grisly

When Dafoe confesses his sins, they’re so grisly your jaw will drop; he’s frightening even when Hawkins is holding the keys.

A trail of blood and broken acrylic nails helped solve a grisly Ventura County murder, authorities say — culminating Friday in the conviction of a couple for beating and murdering the man’s ex-girlfriend.

Pahler’s murder occurred while the Menendez brothers were on trial, and the grisly killing of a young, white girl provoked a similar level of media frenzy.

It is a peak that has made a grisly habit of claiming the lives of world-renowned climbers.

This could be one of the grislier ones.