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Recent Examples of horror show
Others drew comparisons to a kids’ horror show.
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
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
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
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horror show
Noun
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Digwa, 23, was convicted of murder for stabbing Nowak with an 8-inch (21 centimeter) Sikh dagger and sentenced this week to life in prison with a minimum 21-year term.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Jenny’s murder strengthens her resolve.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Of philosophy’s many sticky wickets, consciousness is perhaps the most perplexing.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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To that, timestamps may prove a sticky wicket for a part of Baldoni’s argument against the Times.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lyme disease, causing a fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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Persistent headaches, scratchy throats and that foggy, fatigued feeling that never quite lifts may not be a virus or seasonal pollen.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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Killing bears made Jacobs his name, but killing elk made good supper.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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In May, the National Park Service said a man who went missing while hiking in Glacier National Park in Montana was killed by a bear in what authorities believe to be the first deadly bear attack at the park since 1998.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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In her follow-up, Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia attend a fancy party on an island estate; when the host turns up dead, Blanche becomes a suspect, leaving the women with no choice but to find the real killer.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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Season 4 focused on the search for a missing Navajo girl, which takes Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito from the safety of the Navajo Nation to the gritty terrain of 1970s Los Angeles in a race against the clock to save her from an obsessive killer with ties to organized crime.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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Gen Alpha kids have grown up with AI Spending money for Gen Alpha kids is coming from allowances for doing chores (78%), payment for good grades (67%), and their own side hustles like mowing lawns and babysitting (57%), the survey found.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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From household chores and entertaining to garden care and camping, your trusty roll of aluminum foil is here to make life easier.—
Darcy Lenz,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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So much of it comes down to economics, to not being freed from unethical labor practices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Several other unions also filed unfair labor practices over the unilateral nature of the policy change, which was originally set to be implemented on July 1, 2025.—
Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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At least Molina read these lines in the privacy of a recording studio rather than on the set of this stinker.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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All Alan seems to know how to do is a lil-stinker dance while making cheeky expressions, distilling the sketch comedian’s talents into an unnervingly tidy package.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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“Horror show.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horror%20show. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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