lurid

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
2. 2
   Melodramatic.
3. 3
   Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
4. 4
   Being of a light yellow hue.
5. 5
   Having a brown colour tinged with red.