bloodstained vs gory

bloodstained

adj
  • Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood. 

  • Having the color of something which has been stained with blood. 

  • Guilty of wrongdoing. 

  • Responsible for the deaths of others; guilty of murder. 

gory

adj
  • Covered with blood; very bloody. 

  • Unpleasant. 

How often have the words bloodstained and gory occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )