gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.

of, pertaining to, dealing with, or representing death, esp. its grimmer or uglier aspect.

of or suggestive of the allegorical dance of death.

adjective

common , living , normal

adjective

cadaverous , deathly , dreadful , frightening , frightful , ghastly , ghostly , ghoulish , grim , grisly , gruesome , hideous , horrible , horrid , lurid , morbid , offensive , scary , spookish , spooky , terrible , unearthly , weirdnotes:macabre means shockingly repellent or inspiring horror; bizarre means odd or unusual , sick , unhealthy , unwholesome , deathlike , eerie , eery