German writer decapitated in horror film (7)
I believe the answer is:
chiller
'horror film' is the definition.
'chiller' can be an answer for 'film' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'horror' bit.
'german writer decapitated' is the wordplay.
'german writer' becomes 'schiller' (I've seen this before).
'decapitated' means to remove the first letter.
'schiller' with its initial letter taken away is 'CHILLER'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chiller that I've seen before include "Refrigerator" , "part of fridge" , "Cold cabinet" , "Scary book" , "Cooling device" .)