1
: one that chills
2
: an eerie or frightening story of murder, violence, or the supernatural
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Japanese genre maven Kiyoshi Kurosawa is mostly known outside his homeland for eerie, visually inventive chillers like Cure, Pulse and Loft that brought the J-horror trend into the arthouse.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
Italy’s Minerva Pictures has boarded the chiller and will launch world sales at the Cannes Market.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 May 2026
Now, his latest atmospheric chiller is poised to become one of the buzziest horror films of the year to date.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 4 May 2026
The Lost Boys, like First Shadow and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, goes for broke in embracing the admittedly loonier side of their chiller-thriller adventures.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
Italy’s Minerva Pictures has boarded the chiller and will launch world sales at the Cannes Market.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 May 2026
Now, his latest atmospheric chiller is poised to become one of the buzziest horror films of the year to date.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 4 May 2026
The Lost Boys, like First Shadow and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, goes for broke in embracing the admittedly loonier side of their chiller-thriller adventures.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Chiller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chiller. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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