grisly
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The setup of this animated film sounds like a gag: A Viking, a ninja and a World War II pilot are thrown into a Predator movie that plays like a grisly triptych.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
As if the ugliness of the 120 minutes wasn't enough - the grisly battle, the hair-on-fire panic, the abysmal lack of anything resembling coherence or even competence - there was the disgrace of the post-match.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
It’s not as grisly, but it’s equally cruel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
Fey’s Noem cracks focused on the grisly story of shooting a dog that the former governor and current Department of Homeland Security head included in her memoir.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025
Travelers to the village were rare, but occasionally a peddler would come through the village, selling "penny dreadful" accounts of grisly murders, fateful encounters, dire doings and remarkable escapes.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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