Horror Film Vocabulary

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

• After getting caught in the rain, she arrived at the meeting dripping wet.
• I got caught in the storm and came home dripping wet.
• We went swimming in the lake and came out dripping wet.
• His words left her feeling emotionally dripping wet with sadness.

noun the action or process of flickering

adjective describing something that is shining unsteadily or wavering

• The flickering light in the hallway needs to be fixed as soon as possible.
• I couldn't sleep last night because of the flickering streetlight outside my window.
• The flickering neon sign outside the bar was giving me a headache.
• His flickering smile hinted at a hidden sadness beneath the surface.