Spine-chilling

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Inducing fear or nervousness; frequently used of a work of fiction.

    "The children's mother was worried that the spine-chilling ghost film would give them nightmares."

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luridmelodramaticscarysensationalyellow

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"Ziri's story is spine-chilling."

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