creepfest

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noun

A work in the horror genre, or an event exhibiting such works.

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Meanings

nouncreepfest (plural creepfests)

plural creepfests

  1. slangA work in the horror genre, or an event exhibiting such works.

    Three more creepfests are scheduled for the next month, starting with Universal's "Slither" this Friday.

    2006, Newsweek, volume 147
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    The “terror” stories in this volume are fear-inducing creepfests filled with monsters, ghosts, and supernatural evil. These are not Sherlock Holmes whodunits, but rather satisfyingly frightful reads.

    2012, Becky Siegel Spratford, The Readers' Advisory Guide to Horror, page 51

Origin

From creep + -fest.

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APA

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

MLA

“creepfest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creepfest. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creepfest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creepfest.

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