EFL horror vocabulary and wordlist

A Spanish-English list of words for teaching and learning words connected with horror and fantasy.

  • alien- extraterrestre
  • bat – murciélago
  • black cat – gato negro
  • broom – escoba
  • blood – sangre
  • Bogeyman, the – el Hombre del Coco/Saco
  • castle – castillo
  • coffin – ataúd
  • costume – disfraz
  • death – la muerte (concept)
  • Devil, the – el diablo
  • dragon – dragón
  • fairy – hada
  • fangs – colmillos
  • fantasma – ghost
  • ghost – fantasma
  • Grim reaper, the – La Muerte (person)
  • haunted – embrujado
  • horror film – película de terror
  • killer bees – abejas asesinas
  • living dead – muerto viviente
  • magic – magia
  • mask – mascara
  • monster – monstruo
  • mummy – momia
  • nightmare – pesadilla
  • ogre – ogro
  • pumpkin – calabaza
  • scary – que da miedo
  • skeleton – esqueleto
  • skull- carabela
  • spider – arana
  • spider’s web – telaraña
  • tombstone- lápida
  • troll – trol
  • tumba – grave
  • vampire- vampiro
  • werewolf – hombre lobo
  • witch – bruja
  • wolf – lobo
  • zombie – zombi

Expressions

  • I’m scared / frightening
  • It’s frightening/scary
  • The house is haunted
  • To tremble with fear
  • To be scared stiff (To be scared shitless)
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