Chamber-of-horrors
a place for the exhibition of gruesome or horrible objects.
a group of such objects, as instruments of torture or murder.
any collection of things or ideas that inspire horror.
noun
an exhibit of scenes of torture, execution, and other horrible acts
Word Origin
from Madame Tussaud’s waxworks
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