shock value
noun
: usefulness to surprise and usually upset people
He uses offensive language for (its) shock value.
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These antics only cemented his power as an intimidating, macho figure and added to the shock value of the show.
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Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
Gore is used for shock value, including a scene where Freddy forces a dieting model (Erika Anderson) to eat her organs while seated at a dinner party, plus a dream sequence where Freddy's mother gives birth to him in the Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital.
—Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The way that their paths intersect and the doctor’s growing fascination with them leads to a climax that’s less reliant on shock value and more on the existential nightmares that the reader can envision.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
But like the great horror directors of the past, Whannell understands that suspense is just as important as shock value.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
Gore is used for shock value, including a scene where Freddy forces a dieting model (Erika Anderson) to eat her organs while seated at a dinner party, plus a dream sequence where Freddy's mother gives birth to him in the Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital.
—Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The way that their paths intersect and the doctor’s growing fascination with them leads to a climax that’s less reliant on shock value and more on the existential nightmares that the reader can envision.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
But like the great horror directors of the past, Whannell understands that suspense is just as important as shock value.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Shock value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shock%20value. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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