Curse and Horror

Curse

Curse noun - A prayer that harm will come to someone.

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Horror and curse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Horror" instead a noun "Curse".

Nearby Words: cursed, cursing

Horror noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.

Usage example: had never experienced the horrors of war

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Curse and horror are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Curse" instead a noun "Horror".

Nearby Words: horrible, horrid, horrify

mild	mild curse	mild horror
initial	initial curse	initial horror
true	true curse	true horror
genuine	genuine curse	genuine horror
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, real, massive, evil, black, ancient, supernatural, new, possible, eternal, titular, horrific.

A somewhat cliched plothook in horror/suspense stories, designed to lure a group of individuals to a suitable location for them to self-destruct/die horribly through infighting or at the hands of some monstrous horror/curse/whatever.

Source: Video Wills aka: Video Will
A common indulgence of the horror movie is the gypsy curse laid down by the stereotypical Roma (often an old woman).

Source: Gypsy Curse
The switch to science fiction has actually been done since Spiral, as while Sadako is still the Big Bad, the novel explains that the curse is cancer that has two forms instead of the eldritch curse typical of a psychological horror fiction.

Source: Literature / The Ring

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