horror story
Americannoun
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a story, movie, etc., that entertains or fascinates by shocking or frightening, especially by an emphasis on bloodshed or supernatural forces.
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Informal. a distressing experience.
the horror stories of child abuse.
Example Sentences
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For Mr. Studwell’s best horror story, he turns to Nigeria’s Ajaokuta steel plant, which cost billions of dollars but never got around to producing any steel.
Either way, the limited series catapulted the careers of Sterling K. Brown, who played Darden, and Sarah Paulson, already a repeat Murphy trouper via “American Horror Story,” to stratospheric heights thanks to their Emmy-winning performances.
From Salon
If Murphy’s work can be divided between pulp like “American Horror Story” and prestige, “John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” aspires to the latter.
From Salon
“Love Story,” is a limited series out Thursday from producer Ryan Murphy, known for shows like “American Horror Story” and “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.”
Six months and 16 Oscar nominations ago, Delroy Lindo hopped on a Zoom call with the awards consultants running the campaign for Ryan Coogler’s genre-defying American horror story, “Sinners.”
From Los Angeles Times
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