Phrase Hound found 32 phrases and 33 compound words that contain horror. The most common are listed below. Open horror in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 32
- horror movieA motion picture which entertains by horrifying or frightening the audience.
- horror storyA fictional narrative of horrifying and often supernatural events.
- horror storiesplural of horror story: A fictional narrative of horrifying and often supernatural events.
- horror filmSynonym of horror movie: A motion picture which entertains by horrifying or frightening the audience.
- horror moviesplural of horror movie: A motion picture which entertains by horrifying or frightening the audience.
- horror filmsplural of horror film: A motion picture which entertains by horrifying or frightening the audience.
- survival horrorA video game genre that emphasizes scarcity of resources (such as health or ammunition refills) in a dangerous setting like that of a horror film.
- horror showA horror movie or television show or other performance which depicts gruesome, horrible, or disgusting events, especially in a vividly visual manner.
- J-horrorJapanese horror fiction in film, video games, and other popular culture, typically marked by psychological tension and supernatural elements.
- body horrorA genre of horror fiction based around the graphic destruction or alteration of the body.
- shock horrorAn expression of amazement at something controversial.
- K-horrorKorean horror fiction
- folk horrorA subgenre of horror fiction that uses elements of folklore, such as a rural setting, isolation, and themes of superstition or paganism such as human sacrifice.
- mascot horrorA subgenre of survival horror, popularized in the mid-2010s, based around children's toys, or characters from children's media ("mascots").
- horror vacuiThe Aristotelian principle that there are no vacuums in nature.
- analog horrorUS standard spelling of analogue horror.
- horror punkA genre of hardcore punk with influences from Gothic rock, characterized by a lyrical connection to horror movies.
- midnight horrorOroxylum indicum.
- horror chamberchamber of horrors
- horror-thrillerA type of film that blends the horror and thriller genres.
- horror autotoxicusThe now-discredited principle that the body will not harm itself by its own immune reactions.
- horror of horrorsSomething that is among the most horrifying things imaginable.
- analogue horrorA horror subgenre using visual signifiers of intentionally low-quality analogue video and audio equipment.
- quiet horrorA subgenre of horror and psychological horror that doesn't rely on explicit, graphic elements or cheap thrills (e.g. jumpscares, gore, shock tactics etc.); but relies on atmosphere, subtlety, uncanniness and slow-burning tension.
- fridge horrorA seemingly innocuous detail in a story, which, upon further contemplation, carries disturbing undertones.
Compound words 33
- horrifyTo cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
- horrorscopeAn adverse horoscope.
- EurohorrorEuropean horror films
- horrificationThe act of horrifying, or state of being horrified.
- horrorizeTo fill with horror.
- horrorsomeCharacterised or marked by horror.
- horrorzineA magazine that publishes horror stories.
- horrorcoreA subgenre of hip-hop music with horror-themed lyrics and imagery.
- horroristA writer of horror.
- horrormeisterA person renowned for producing works in the horror genre.