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The new Netflix series Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, produced by the creators of Stranger Things, also treats the engagement period as a horror show.—Jenny Singer, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2026 But the reality is that those trucks were uncomfortable, bouncy, unreliable horror shows of utilitarianism.—New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026 What makes this franchise so appealing is less as a gross-out horror show and more like a new-age Agatha Christie mystery in which everyone is a suspect and could be the one behind the mask.—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026 From creating one monster to killing another, Christoph Waltz’s winter has been a horror show.—William Earl, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for horror show