chamber of horrors

American  

noun

1. a place for the exhibition of gruesome or horrible objects.

2. a group of such objects, as instruments of torture or murder.

3. any collection of things or ideas that inspire horror.

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Etymology

Origin of chamber of horrors

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

But there are other incredibly elastic principles that we’ve become so familiar with in this chamber of horrors, especially as part of the shadow docket.

From Slate

“In the paintings and drawings of this chamber of horrors, there is no telling what was in the sick brains of those who wielded the brush or the pencil,” the catalog explained.

From Salon

A credulous media exacerbated the hysteria with “an echo chamber of horrors,” in the words of Times media critic David Shaw, who eviscerated the pack-journalism coverage.

From Los Angeles Times

They were removed from the Chamber of Horrors in the 1980s.

From BBC

Artists from Madame Tussauds were also in courtroom number one, sketching the two latest villains the attraction hoped to install in its Chamber of Horrors.

From BBC