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词汇 horror-show
释义 horror show
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈhɒr.ə ˌʃəʊ/ us /ˈhɔːr.ɚ ˌʃoʊ/
a frightening film, play, or other performance, often a story about unnatural things happening, for example dead people coming to life:
"Supernatural" is a horror show about two brothers who go ghost-hunting.
something that goes badly wrong or is very upsetting:
The team's fans witnessed another home horror show and repeated their calls for the coach to be sacked.
It took the horror show of a heart bypass operation to make him start taking care of himself.
Some types of drama, for example science fiction and horror shows, tend of be of minority interest.
The movie is a Hammer-style horror show.
We had to call the police to break up our daughter's 18th birthday party - it was an absolute horror show.
The company is yet another casualty of the ongoing economic horror show.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Types of film, play, book etc.
action thriller
adaptation
Afrofuturism
Aga saga
allegorical
anime
bodice-ripper
boy-meets-girl
director's cut
non-documentary
non-literary
one-shot
paean
parodic
parody
potboiler
psychological
sequel
stream of consciousness
tragicomedy

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Unsuccessful (people and things)
Failing and doing badly
Informal words for bad
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