The phrase "macabre crime" refers to a gruesome or horrifying criminal act. It generally involves violence, death, or elements of horror that can be disturbing or grotesque.
Sentences with «macabre crime»
Much filmed already, this time he's heading to television, with Television 360 and Endemol Shine Studios joining forces to adapt all five of Patricia Highsmith's macabre crime novels. (empireonline.com)
Resurrecting the careers of Foster and Hopkins, both of whom deliver outstanding performances, Silence of the Lambs is a gothic and macabre crime thriller of slow but gripping intensity with an intelligence and originality that takes the genre to a new level. (qwipster.net)
Interesting considering Netflix's recent hit show, Ozark, True Detective season three will «tell the story of a macabre crime in the heart of the Ozarks and a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods.» (screenanarchy.com)