Thriller (noun)
Something that thrills.
Thriller (noun)
A suspenseful, sensational genre of story, book, play or film.
Horror (noun)
An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
Horror (noun)
An intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
Horror (noun)
A genre of fiction meant to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense.
Horror (noun)
Something horrible; that which excites horror.
“I saw many horrors during the war.”
Horror (noun)
A nasty or ill-behaved person; a rascal or terror.
“The neighbour’s kids are a pack of little horrors!”
Horror (noun)
An intense anxiety or a nervous depression; often the horrors.
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