shriekfest

plural shriekfests

1. slangAn event filled with shrieking.

   Clinton made this remark while engaged in a shriekfest against some hapless Investor's Business Daily reported^([sic]) who dared ask about press conferences and the campaign-finance scandals.

   1999, johnz, “Statism Alive And Well In Humphreystan”, in alt.current-events.clinton.whitewater (Usenet)

   1 more example

   Even though, at first glance, a slate filled with films like “Bug” and “Hostel 2” would seem to be classic male-oriented shriekfests, the reality is that women are avid fans of horror films.

   2007 April 26, Sharon Waxman, “Hollywood’s Shortage of Female Power”, in New York Times