lurid

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Kino’s hypocrisy stems from the same swamp as the original’s fictitious Dr. Gröss, whose lurid footage climaxed with a tsk-tsking screed against poverty, pollution and fascism as major contributors to the global death toll.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

ANL has consistently denied all the claims against it -- which relate to more than 50 articles in a period from at least 1993 to 2018 -- calling them "lurid" and "preposterous".

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

ANL has repeatedly denied the allegations, calling them "lurid" and "preposterous".

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

From there, he went on to host the lurid reality show “Fear Factor,” holding court while contestants were swarmed by rats or sipped expired egg nog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Despite the lurid details, Roxie Druse became something of a cause celebre—no woman had been executed in New York in thirty-nine years.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover