Definition of "Lurid" :

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

"A lurid sunset."

adjective: ghastly pale

"Moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence."

adjective: glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

"Lurid details of the accident."

adjective: horrible in fierceness or savagery

"Lurid crimes."