make (one's) blood run cold
To cause one to feel frightened or unnerved. The screams coming from the old, dark house made my blood run cold. That gruesome scene in the new horror movie made our blood run cold.
make somebody’s ˈblood run cold
, make somebody’s ˈblood freeze
make somebody feel horror or extreme fear: A terrifying scream in the blackness of the night made my blood run cold.