grotesque

She physically twists Odysseus’ men into pigs in a grotesque sequence of body horror, with no romance, yearlong idyll or magical help.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

And Neill relished that ability, returning time and again to characters whose unpredictability mirrored life’s, creating an oeuvre that is both grotesque and supremely human.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

From this there carries a limited space for courts to reject grotesque or unconstitutional plea bargain terms.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

One former SNP head of communications claimed "a routine process" had been turned into a "grotesque spectacle".

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

They mark special occasions, write horrible poetry, sketch things that are beautiful or grotesque, or just rant.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

Part of this is in the rich tradition of European reporters sojourning in the United States who find casual grotesques about Americans far more lucrative and less taxing than actually trying to meet the natives.

From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026

But he had his own quirky, even obsessive interests—in all things ancient and Roman, in architecture, and especially in the hybrid ornamental figures known as grotesques.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

With the genre claiming 17% of the domestic box office for 2025, production studios are eager to feed our seemingly bottomless appetite for cinematic grotesques, especially those based on true stories.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2025

More amusingly, among the gargoyles and grotesques that dot the various towers are one in the form of a corrupt politician and another representing Darth Vader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

When first he came to Dragonstone, the army of stone grotesques had made him uneasy, but as the years passed he had grown used to them.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin