Eric Stoltz

To this day I over prepare. I draw storyboards for every scene - chicken scratches so crude that they amuse and horrify the crew. I send out shot lists, act out the scenes, and search for a theme that I can relate to. It's my favorite time of the process.

American Actor

Stephen King

I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud.

Author

Patti Harrison

There are so many rom-coms that I think are insane. But they're the kind of movies that I put on when I need something that I know isn't gonna horrify me before I go to sleep.

American Actress

Oneohtrix Point Never

The films of Gregg Araki may not be classified as horror, but they have been known to horrify viewers.

American Musician

William Inge

We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.

English Clergyman

Rhiannon Giddens

Know thy history. Let it horrify you; let it inspire you.

Use 'horrify' when someone's response is beyond normal fear, showing intense emotion.

Extreme Reaction

'Horrify' refers to emotional impact, not physical harm.

Not Physical Harm

The word 'horrify' adds drama to a sentence; it's much stronger than 'upset' or 'bother'.

Strong Emphasis

Use 'horrify' to express someone being upset by something to an extreme level.

Great Distress

Some news or actions may horrify people differently, depending on cultural backgrounds.

Cultural Sensitivity

'Horrify' is more intense than 'shock' and suggests a deeper level of emotional disturbance.

Intensity Scale

 They constitute experiments from which we ourselves may be able to learn. Tribal societies shouldn't be scorned as primitive and miserable, but also they shouldn't be romanticized as happy and peaceful. When we learn of tribal practices, some of them will horrify us,

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 the power to inspire to horrify to change your mind to change your heart to change your actions it's really kept me interested and engaged in the world people don't know how incredibly hard

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 And there's a reward for that long chase, the divided body of a colobus monkey. These blood-stained faces may well horrify us,

Horrify

Extreme Reaction

Not Physical Harm

Strong Emphasis

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