Creepfest

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A work in the horror genre, or an event exhibiting such works. slang

    "The “terror” stories in this volume are fear-inducing creepfests filled with monsters, ghosts, and supernatural evil. These are not Sherlock Holmes whodunits, but rather satisfyingly frightful reads."

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"The “terror” stories in this volume are fear-inducing creepfests filled with monsters, ghosts, and supernatural evil. These are not Sherlock Holmes whodunits, but rather satisfyingly frightful reads."

Etymology

From creep + -fest.

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