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horror

[hawr-er, hor-] / ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr- /


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Of all the predictabilities in the horror genre, one is increasingly and irritatingly disappointing: “Girl stuff” seems to just simply not count.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Sullivan said the group gets thousands of new members whenever a horror movie debuts a container.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Mr. Page expresses such deep, despairing horror that, for a few minutes at least, this minor tragedy rises to heights of harrowing feeling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Few, though, were as brutal as the horror show Matthew Potts suffered in Sydney.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The children, still arguing, were unaware what horror would soon befall them.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman