The Maya war leaders dressed to inspire their warriors and terrify their enemies. He tends to go on rampages that terrify the audience. Gothic literature combines romance and horror in attempt to thrill and terrify the reader. They pull a prank on Rhonda, posing as zombies, but terrify her. At school the following day, Alea transformed into Venom to terrify her bully. The animals have insatiate hunger and terrify people. Heads were displayed to terrify various peoples into submission, such as enslaved Africans and Chinese. Reavers terrify most non-Reaver humans. He who eats it, who drinks it, sees many things which greatly terrify him. In his place I find a Diocletian, whose threats, however, terrify me not. At times, the collective unconscious can terrify, but it can also heal. William hitches a ride with a truck driver, only to terrify him with his powers. This in itself is enough to terrify most normal human beings (even via phone). Powerful as it was, that government did not terrify me into doing a wrong action.