Grand Guignol

Speech parts

1. Grand Guignol - Noun

2. Grand Guignol - Proper noun

Meaning

a play of a macabre or horrific nature

Hypernyms

Examples

I'm an enormous admirer of Christopher Lee. He's somebody, along with Vincent Price, who I celebrate, and I wanted my movies to show that celebration and that honoring of these great film stars that were unafraid to go into horror and Grand Guignol and the macabre. Nicolas Cage

Also based in London, Le Nouveau Guignol form the UK's only permanent repertory Grand Guignol company; plays within their current repertoire include French Guignol classics such as "The Final Kiss", "Tics.. Source: Internet

In an interview, Mr. Kaufman said the movie “was, on a certain level, hilarious, in the context of Grand Guignol.” Source: Internet

August–October, 2013 The Xoregos Performing Company presented Danse Macabre, a contemporary tribute to Grand Guignol at Theater for the New City in New York City. Source: Internet

During her career at the Grand Guignol, Maxa's characters were murdered more than 10,000 times in at least 60 different ways and raped at least 3,000 times. Source: Internet

He wrote at least 100 plays for the Grand Guignol and collaborated with experimental psychologist Alfred Binet to create plays about insanity, one of the theatre's frequently recurring themes. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms