lurid

horrible in fierceness or savagery

• “lurid crimes”
• “a lurid life”

glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

• “lurid details of the accident”

shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke

• “a lurid sunset”
• “lurid flames”

ghastly pale

• “moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence”