Usage Note
Aterrador is the active-participle adjective from aterrar ('to terrify') and means causing terror or dread. It works with ser for an inherent quality: una historia aterradora (a terrifying story). Do not confuse it with aterrizar ('to land'), which derives from tierra ('earth') and is unrelated in meaning.
Examples
"La película tenía escenas aterradoras."
Natural Translation
The film had terrifying scenes.

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