luridness

noun

1

the quality of being ghastly

Synonym: ghastliness grimness gruesomeness

2

unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

Synonym: lividness lividity paleness pallidness pallor wanness achromasia

3

the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes

the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation

Synonym: sensationalism