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horror

[hawr-er, hor-] / ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr- /


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While promoting the film, he defended the horror genre against those who consider it a “throwaway” category.

From Los Angeles Times

The Jews of my Chicago were a few generations—often none at all—from the horrors of Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking ahead of the sentencing, Ms Hopkins said she was grateful to have a healthy son this Christmas after the "horror story" that unfolded earlier this year.

From BBC

Based on the manga by Mokumokuren, the fantasy horror series probes what happens when a rural teen named Hikaru is fatally injured . . . but then returns when an otherworldly being possesses his corpse and memories.

From Salon

Our new home would be safe; our move would mean calm, distance from war, a fresh start for a child who had seen and experienced horrors that no child should.

From The Wall Street Journal