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horror film

NOUN
frightening movie
Synonyms
STRONGEST
horror horror movie scary film scary movie
STRONG
body horror creature feature folk horror slasher
WEAK
ghost story kaiju screamfest shocker spine-chiller supernatural thriller thriller zombie movie


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Their record on the big screen has included last year’s hit “Superman,” June’s flop “Supergirl” and the lower-budget horror film “Clayface,” which is in the midst of a so-so box office performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

"We all started to turn out to help and we organised ourselves as best we could," said Rosa María Domínguez, a local woman, who described the scene as "a horror film".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

This year A24 has the sixth-highest box office of any studio, ahead of Warner Bros. and studio-owned specialty labels such as Universal’s Focus Features, which released the smash hit horror film “Obsession.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Only one horror film has ever won best picture: 1991’s “The Silence of the Lambs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“S'pose,” I asked, remembering a horror film about bees, “they swarm?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell


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