horror
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Even after monster hits like “Obsession,” though, Simonetti is worried about the studio system won’t take chances on experimental young composers, leaving them without the opportunity to write their own ageless horror themes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
In a hallway lined with movie posters in UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, Tomas Carrasco was in the middle of preparing to shoot his senior capstone film: a surreal horror comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Watch: King says slave trade a 'shameful chapter' that 'fills my heart with horror'
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
What about the unfolding horror show in the AI trade?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
A mix of pride, patriotism, relief, and horror.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Not only do we carry the horrors of the universe in our pockets, we spend most of our waking hours gazing into that abyss in the name of staying informed.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
In a video after the operation, the soft-spoken Mr. Vlasenko dwelled less on the horrors of his solitary ordeal at the front than the kindness of his fellow soldiers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
They fall for each other amid the horrors of war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Hospital staff informed law enforcement, and when police arrived at their home they discovered three different rooms called "learning centres" under the supervision of multiple nannies, which Hochman described as a "house of horrors".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Sheed did not see the horrors Otto witnessed.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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