Macabre

Etymology

Borrowed from French "macabre," first recorded in the phrase "Danse Macabre" (Dance of Death), the medieval motif of skeletons leading the living to the grave. Its deeper root is disputed — many trace it to the "Maccabees," whose martyrdom was staged in mystery plays.

adjective · /muh-KAHB-ruh/
Disturbingly concerned with death and its grim physical details.
What it names
Humor or art that leans into mortality and decay — unsettling on purpose.
Example
The comedian’s macabre bit about reading his own obituary somehow had the room laughing.
Related idea
Macabre fixes on death specifically; morbid is broader, describing any unhealthy fascination with the grim or diseased.