spine-chilling

See also: spinechilling and spine chilling

English

Adjective

spine-chilling (comparative more spine-chilling, superlative most spine-chilling)

1. Inducing fear or nervousness; frequently used of a work of fiction.

   The children's mother was worried that the spine-chilling ghost film would give them nightmares.

Derived terms

• spine-chiller

References

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spine-chilling