grotesquerie

noun4

1. •
   An instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing.
2. •
   Grotesque things collectively.
3. •
   Grotesqueness, the quality of being grotesque or macabre.

   • The tone is brittle and morbid, emphasizing the eerie grotesquerie of Albert Giraud's poems. — 2009
4. •
   A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.