horror story

informal

(fiction) A fictional narrative of distressing events. / (informal) A disturbing rumour. / An unpleasant experience.

Japanese Meaning

（フィクション）恐怖や不安を感じさせる出来事を題材にした虚構の物語 / （口語）不気味な噂や流言 / 不快な経験、あるいは非常に嫌な事件

Late at night, she read a horror story that felt unsettlingly real.

深夜、彼女は現実のように不穏に感じられるホラー小説を読んだ。

Sense（1）

(fiction) A fictional narrative of distressing events.

The film is based on a horror story by Edgar Allan Poe.

Sense（2）

(informal) A disturbing rumour.

We've heard horror stories about people being attacked in the elevator.

Sense（3）

An unpleasant experience.

It was more of a horror story than a vacation.

horror stories

（ plural ）