English-Dutch translations for horror story

• horrorverhaal
  De manier waarop kinderen in Roemenië behandeld werden, werd inderdaad, zoals de commissaris vanmorgen reeds zei, al snel een horrorverhaal in de mondiale media. Indeed, the treatment of children in Romania, as the Commissioner mentioned this morning, rapidly became a global media horror story.
  Het horrorverhaal van Afghanistan heeft geleid tot de dood van 346 Britse soldaten, nog veel meer geallieerde soldaten en duizenden onschuldige Afghanen. The horror story of Afghanistan has involved the deaths of 346 British soldiers, many more allied soldiers and thousands of innocent Afghans.

Definition of horror story

• A fictional narrative of distressing events
• A disturbing rumour
• An unpleasant experience

Examples

• The film is based on a horror story by Edgar Allan Poe.
• Weve heard horror stories about people being attacked in the elevator.
• It was more of a horror story than a vacation.

Related words

• horror
• horror-struck
• horror film
• horror movie
• horror vacui
• horror punk
• horror scenario
• survival horror