Horror story
A horror story was a scary tale.

In 2268, Doctor Leonard McCoy believed that Scotty reporting he had seen the missing James T. Kirk appear and disappear sounded like a horror story. ()

In an alternate 2390, Harry Kim claimed he had told Tessa Omond a few horror stories about The Doctor which had caused Omond to regard the EMH as "infamous". ()

See also 
 Ghost story

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