The phrase "a grotesque element" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a feature or aspect of something that is bizarre, unnatural, or disturbing in a way that evokes a strong reaction.
Example: "The painting was striking, with a grotesque element that made viewers both fascinated and repulsed."
Alternatives: "a bizarre aspect" or "a macabre feature".
Most notably, his skin lacks the horrid mottle of many TV adventures; and though the decision to skip the ageing makeup (Coogan is 47 to Partridge's 55) is initially disconcerting, that grotesque element might have glared a bit in widescreen.
I was influenced by the grotesque element in Chaplin's movies.
But the grotesque element in fashion that I personally find the most egregious is its blatant racism.
That grotesque element, parodistic, lurks beneath the surface of many of his compositions, hinting at subversion, eluding precise definition, one color in a rich palette that, however you define it, was always eminently, even fallibly, human.
His procedure is more about creating a grotesque world, or isolating the grotesque elements of the world he sees, and then shining a cold, clear light on it.
It took place before the main masque, concentrated on grotesque elements, and provided a direct contrast to the elegance of the masque that followed.
Composed in memory of Mr. MacMillan's mother, who died in 2008, the concerto derives its considerable emotive impact from graceful and grotesque elements juxtaposed with a dreamy illogic.
Rosenbaum singled out American director Elaine May as being especially influenced by von Stroheim, with Mikey and Nicky being a film about the destruction of a friendship over money and sex and includes grotesque elements and characters caught between innocence and corruption.
His audacious designs attracted notice for their darkly romantic qualities and violent, grotesque elements.
Also onstage are members of the orchestra's brass section dressed as clowns, their presence underscoring the brilliantly grotesque elements of Shostakovich's fascinating score.
