luridness

(noun) the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes. Synonyms: sensationalism. Example: "The tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation."

(noun) unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress). Synonyms: lividness, lividity, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia.

(noun) the quality of being ghastly. Synonyms: ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness.