horror show

noun

: something difficult to deal with or watch

the trial was a horror show

Examples of horror show in a Sentence

The trial has been a horror show.

Recent Examples on the Web

Flanagan spent years making hit horror shows for Netflix, starting with The Haunting of Hill House. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026

So much for building some momentum to bring back to Anfield after the horror show of last season. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Nolan turns a harrowing era of American history into equal parts horror show, paranoia thriller and political potboiler. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026

This could easily be the premise of a new Netflix horror show — an episode of Black Mirror, say, or maybe something haunting from Ryan Murphy. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for horror show

• afterglow
• akimbo
• albino
• aliquot
• allegro
• amigo
• apropos
• audio
• bungalow
• calico
• calypso
• cameo