body horror

noun

A genre of horror fiction based around the graphic destruction or alteration of the body.

Meanings

nounbody horror (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA genre of horror fiction based around the graphic destruction or alteration of the body.

Translations

Finnish kroppakauhu
  • kroppakauhuTranslations
Spanish horror corporal, horror biológico
  • horror corporalTranslations
  • horror biológicoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

body horror. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20horror

MLA

“body horror.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20horror. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body horror,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20horror.

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