curiosity-seeking; thrill-seeking
Describes a person or behavior driven by morbid or unusual curiosity, often seeking out the bizarre or grotesque.
He is known for his bizarre, curiosity-driven hobbies.
Used especially for crimes, incidents, or content that is shockingly strange, gruesome, or perverse.
The bizarre murder case shocked the whole country.
Grotesque footage was spread online.
Loanword meaning 'grotesque', often used for visual or artistic deformity, while 猟奇的 emphasizes the abnormal, curiosity-driven nature of an act or event.
From 猟奇 (りょうき, 'seeking the bizarre') + adjectival suffix 的 (てき). The base 猟奇 is a coined word combining 猟 (hunting) and 奇 (strange, curious).