the underworld
noun
1
: the world of crime and criminals
2
: the place where dead people go in Greek myths
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The project chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group made up of three members who also just happen to fight monsters from the underworld.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
The same motive could apply to Implosion, a collaborative album with Stuttgart artist Michael Fiedler, aka Ghost Dubs, that feels like a soundclash in the underworld.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2025
Known as a portal to the underworld, the cenote beneath El Castillo is the focal point of a massive new imaging project using cosmic particles.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
This is the underworld that Michlewitz and the rest of his thug pals come out of, and will protect at all costs.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
The same motive could apply to Implosion, a collaborative album with Stuttgart artist Michael Fiedler, aka Ghost Dubs, that feels like a soundclash in the underworld.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2025
Known as a portal to the underworld, the cenote beneath El Castillo is the focal point of a massive new imaging project using cosmic particles.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
This is the underworld that Michlewitz and the rest of his thug pals come out of, and will protect at all costs.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
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