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horror story

 noun
     
horror story [countable]
1 informal a report about bad experiences, bad conditions etc:
horror stories about patients being given the wrong drugs
2 a story in which strange and frightening things happen
WORD FOCUS: book WORD FOCUS: book
a book about imaginary events: novel, thriller, mystery, horror story, love story, detective story, whodunit
books about imaginary events in general: fiction, science fiction, romantic fiction, crime fiction, chick lit informal
famous or important novels, poems etc : literature
books about real events: non-fiction
a book that gives information: reference book, encyclopedia, textbook
a book about someone's life: biography, autobiography, journal, diary
someone who writes books: writer, author, novelist
a book with a hard cover: hardback /hardcover American English
a book with a cover made of paper or card: paperback

➔ See also book
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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