creepiness / shivers
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creepiness / shivers
A feeling of eerie fear or shuddering triggered by something ghostly, uncanny, or macabre. It is often experienced as a form of entertainment.
Der Horrorfilm sorgte für eine Mischung aus Grusel und Faszination im Publikum.
The horror film created a mixture of creepiness and fascination in the audience.
'Der Grusel' (creepiness/shivers) belongs to a word family. The related verb is 'sich gruseln' (to be creeped out / to shudder) and the adjective is 'gruselig' (creepy). All of them describe the feeling of eerie fear.
Ich grusle mich bei alten Spukgeschichten.
I get creeped out by old ghost stories.
'Grusel' (creepiness/shivers) is often used to describe genres, such as 'der Gruselfilm' (horror film) or 'die Gruselgeschichte' (scary story). A typical phrase is also 'für Grusel sorgen' (to create creepiness / to give people the shivers).
An Halloween schauen wir gerne Gruselfilme.
On Halloween, we like watching horror films.
To describe the pure feeling, 'Grusel' (creepiness/shivers) is often used without an article. Especially in the combination 'der pure Grusel' (pure horror / pure creepiness), the intensity of the feeling is emphasized.
Als ich das Geräusch hörte, war das der pure Grusel.
When I heard the noise, it was pure horror.
horror
When referring to films, „Horror“ is a genre specifically designed to create fear and terror and is often more graphic. „Grusel“, by contrast, is the eerie feeling caused by something uncanny and can also be mild and entertaining. „Horror“ therefore fits the genre, while „Grusel“ describes the effect it has on the viewer.
Der Film sorgt mit einem alten Geisterhaus für leichten Grusel.
The film creates a mild sense of eeriness with an old haunted house.
Der Film setzt auf drastischen Horror und zeigt viele erschreckende Szenen.
The film relies on graphic horror and shows many frightening scenes.
