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A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.
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The result was a ghostly, otherworldly sound that could shift from whispers to booming calls depending on the breath.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
The first teaser shows Hemsworth’s Geralt, who looks very similar to Cavill’s version, vanquish a ghostly wraith.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
While the original play presents Hamlet as slowly going mad, with his visions of his father framed as ghostly hallucinations, the contemporary take leaves more room for interpretation.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 11 Sep. 2025
Participants begin with live actors in red dresses, then transition into VR where ghostly avatars, fragmented scenes of loss, and an uncanny doppelgänger encounter unfold.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
The first teaser shows Hemsworth’s Geralt, who looks very similar to Cavill’s version, vanquish a ghostly wraith.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
While the original play presents Hamlet as slowly going mad, with his visions of his father framed as ghostly hallucinations, the contemporary take leaves more room for interpretation.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 11 Sep. 2025
Participants begin with live actors in red dresses, then transition into VR where ghostly avatars, fragmented scenes of loss, and an uncanny doppelgänger encounter unfold.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostly. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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ghostly
adjective
ghost·ly
ˈgōst-lē 
ghostlier; ghostliest
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a ghost
ghostliness
noun
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