Horrifying
Horrifying adjective - Causing fear.
Intense and horrifying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intense" instead an adjective "Horrifying".
Intense
Intense adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.
Horrifying and intense are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Horrifying" instead an adjective "Intense".
Both words in one sentence
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In "Above the Vaulted Sky", the various scenes of Dorian/Angelique and Evelyn/Malcolm having sex, as well as Ethan/Vanessa's intense flirtation are horrifying when cut with the scenes of Gladys Murray being haunted by visions of her dead children, then slitting her own throat.
Source: Series / Penny Dreadful -
In other cases, intense horrifying imagery is one indicator of repressed emotions, trauma, and emotional baggage.
Source: Nightmare Sequence
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