Horror films vocabulary

A traditional story or folklore sometimes regarded as historical but not proven to be true

• legend

• fairy tale

• story

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CCSS.L.8.5C

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A dead body, especially of a human being

• zombie

• corpse

• death

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

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A reanimated corpse that has transformed into a creature capable of movement but not of thought; they often feed on human flesh

• body

• corpse

• zombie

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CCSS.L.8.4A

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A person suffering from a mental disorder with violent social behavior

• psychopath

• crazy

• mad

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CCSS.L.8.5C

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A supernatural being without a physical body

• monster

• angel

• spirit / ghost

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

Extremely bad or wicked.

• bad

• evil

• demon

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

A frightening or unpleasant dream

• nightmare

• bad dream

• scary dream

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

To make someone feel frightened

• afraid

• scare

• terrify

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CCSS.L.8.5C

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Referring to an invisible world of ghosts and spirits

• supernatural

• ghost world

• spirit land

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

Strange and unexplained by science

• paranormal

• abnormal

• no normal

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4