Genre for Wes Craven, in film, and Stephen King, in fiction

noun

1. Painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay

   "astonishment giving place to horror on the faces of the people about me"

2. Intense aversion or repugnance
3. The quality of inspiring horror repulsive, horrible, or dismal quality or character

   "contemplating the horror of their lives"

4. Something that inspires horror
5. A state of extreme depression or apprehension

adjective

1. Calculated to inspire feelings of dread or horror

   "a horror movie"

noun

1. Something difficult to deal with or watch

   "the trial was a horror show"

noun

1. An account of an unsettling or unfortunate occurrence

   "heard horror stories about recent layoffs"

adjective

1. Struck with horror

   "stood horror-struck as they watched … their own city destroyed"

idiom

1. Used to describe something as shocking or horrible

idiom

1. To have a strong dislike for or fear of (something)

   "He has a horror of being caught unprepared."

idiom

1. Used to say that one is surprised by something unpleasant or upsetting when one really is not

idiom

1. Used to say that a person is horrified about something