as in haunting
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
the spookish interior of a Victorian mansion that had seen better days
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Adjective
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The case is haunting, the mystery compelling, and the international threads gripping.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 May 2025 -
Cruise portrayed two of the most haunting characters of his career around the time Bale was watching him on the talk show circuit, as a megalomaniacal motivational speaker in Magnolia and a man pulled into a dangerous web of cultish goings-on in Eyes Wide Shut.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Pink Floyd stayed for extended periods, and the band used the eerie image of an island windmill on the cover of its soundtrack for More, Barbet Schroeder’s 1969 film about the hippie-heroin scene that was partly filmed on the island.—
Julia Chaplin,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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Lots of them, all making those eerie, human-sounding cries.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The 1988 original is a creepy comedy classic, and its supernatural sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, was also a hit at the box office, grossing more than $400 million worldwide.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Coraline features terrific voice performances by Dakota Fanning and Teri Hatcher, and a tone that perfectly rides the line between creepy and spellbinding.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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“Spookish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spookish. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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