horror show

American  

noun

1. a situation filled with or causing horror.

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Example Sentences

But even before he was ruled out Sunday, fans were calling for McCarthy to be benched after a horror show performance in his last appearance, when he threw for just 87 yards with two interceptions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Appeared in the November 25, 2025, print edition as 'A Math Horror Show at UCSD'.

From The Wall Street Journal

Saturday's Anfield horror show at the hands of Nottingham Forest was a headlong fall into the abyss.

From BBC

My own report from Dexter was a horror show: massive, insulation-free gaps between interior and exterior walls, revealing chunks of stone and lath that had last seen daylight when James Madison was president.

From The Wall Street Journal

But you can see why “Saturday Night Live” played the party’s options as a horror show last fall.

From Washington Post