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horror

[hawr-er, hor-] / ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr- /


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Carl Rushworth: No chance with first two goals but a horror show for the third from Ben Davies.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

"It's definitely some weird cultural thing where mainstream movies are now mostly fantasy: fantasy, science fiction, horror, comic books, all different kinds of fantasy," Ethan, 69, explained.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Previously prom-perfect in a slinky dress, glossy wig and sparkling tiara for a Cinespia screening of the 1976 horror classic “Carrie,” Monáe’s dousing was of her own volition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

North American ticket sales for “Other Mommy,” the new horror movie from Universal Pictures, leading the domestic box office despite poor reviews by both theatergoers and critics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Their faces turn to the television, and the horror I’m feeling spreads through the room.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Indeed, I had blocked out most memories of that 2004 Fox reality train wreck until Carr’s documentary reached into my mind’s cobwebby attic and retrieved its cabinet of horrors.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Archive film footage showing Britons in 1913 enjoying days at the races or watching the cricket contrasts sharply with what followed during the horrors of World War One.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Recognizing that 9/11’s horrors compounded over the years does not degrade the memory of its initial victims.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

Britain’s viceroy of India, Archibald Wavell, wrote in his diary after Japan’s surrender: “So now for the horrors of peace.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Whatever horrors lay in the Mansion of Night, they weren’t meant for mortal eyes.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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