The previous life and experiences of a person, especially a character in a dramatic work, but also a real-life person.
A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives.
A prequel.
An individual work in this genre.
An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
A genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense.
Delirium tremens.
A nasty or ill-behaved person; a rascal or terror.
Intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
Something horrible; that which excites horror.
An intense anxiety or a nervous depression; often the horrors.