horror show

horror show

1. Literally, a (potentially frightening) film or television show with supernatural and/or macabre elements. I can't watch these horror shows before bed, they give me nightmares.
2. Something disastrous, disorganized, or otherwise unpleasant, often said with a note of dismay or disdain. Oh boy, that performance was a real horror show. How many people were actually singing the same thing at the same time? I can't have anyone come over right now—I just got back from a business trip, and my house is a horror show!
See also: horror, show
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • blood and guts
  • conjure
  • conjure up
  • guardian angel
  • throw (one's) arms up in horror
  • throw (one's) hands up in horror
  • throw hands up in horror
  • boogeyman
  • boogieman
  • cult
References in periodicals archive
It's fantastic that we now embrace shows like The Rocky Horror Show. It's great that this show in particular has stood the test of time.
Let's do the Time Warp - again!
The plot and dialogue for The Rocky Horror Show are raids on populist things: from advertising, from comics, from B-movies, from sci-fi it's a joyous raid.
'I have a very low-brow approach to life, I like populist kinds of themes' THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW As The Rocky Horror Show returns to Nottingham, its creator Richard O'Brien talks about what we can expect from the new production
Duncan James as Frank in the stage version of The Rocky Horror Show
Are you ready to do the Time; It's just a jump to the left! The Rocky Horror Show comes to Newcastle Theatre Royal for a one-week run starting on Monday . We caught up with writer Richard O'Brien ahead of its arrival in the city
The Rocky Horror Show continues to play to packed houses as it tours the length and breadth of the UK throughout 2019 featuring a wealth of star performers.
Cast for Storyhouse's autumn Rocky Horror Show revealed
The Rocky Horror Show comes to Storyhouse in Chester from Monday, September 16 to Saturday, September 21 for eight performances only, including early evening shows on Friday and Saturday at 5.30pm.
Rocky Horror cast will roll into town
James Darch added: "I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the cast of The Rocky Horror Show.
Rocky Horror Show cast revealed
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie said: "Scottish ministers are presiding over forecasts that hold a horror show in store for Scottish public services next year."
Horror cuts fear over PS1bn tax gap; Ministers warned new powers bring substantial risks
Written by Richard O'Brien, Rocky Horror Show sure has a cult following of die-hard fans.
naughty, but nice
Directed by Christopher Luscombe, the smash hit show features all of the famous musical numbers which have made The Rocky Horror Show such a huge hit for more than four decades, including Sweet Transvestite, Science Fiction/Double Feature, Dammit Janet and, of course, the timeless floor-filler The Time-Warp.
The Rocky Horror Show is coming to Chester Storyhouse; The iconic stage musical can be seen at the city centre venue from September 16-21
The Rocky Horror Show tells the story of Brad and his fiancee Janet, two squeaky clean college kids who meet Dr Frank-N-Furter by chance when their car breaks down outside his house on their way to visit their college professor.
Beverely swaps Weatherfield for Transylvania in the Rocky Horror Show; CHERYL MULLIN looks ahead to a visit from the campest-ever musical
? The Rocky Horror Show is on at the Opera House Manchester until Saturday, January 26.
Corrie Bev: Being in Rocky Horror Show is terrifying!
A very rocky horror show that will have us all doing the time warp back to 1970.
GET LOST IN MUSICALS
Just days after lifting the Obama-era ban on importing elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia, President Trump reversed his decision calling elephant hunting a "horror show."
Antis Target Trophy Hunting: 2017 SAW HUNTERS TAKE A HIT HERE AND ABROAD
Connor Campbell, analyst at Spreadex, described the decline as a "horror show", and pointed to reports that the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating whether market manipulation was at play in the cryptocurrency's rise.
Bitcoin 'horror show' as cryptocurrency falls
Summary: Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Indian batsmen put up a horror show with the bat as they managed only 112.
Dharamshala ODI: India fold for 112 after Lankan pacers' burst