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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Her voice, later verified by outlets including The Washington Post and Sky News, became one of the most haunting symbols of the war.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025 -
And in 2022, Semafor worked with an artist to illustrate and animate an interview using AI tools to create a haunting video interpretation of life in Ukraine under Russian occupation.—
Gina Chua,
semafor.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Wax Child is an eerie, unsettling book about a group of women who have apparently been possessed and empowered by a tall and headless Devil.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Uckotter’s eerie depictions of attics, slip dresses, and toys calls to mind the cinematic worlds created by David Lynch.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The creepy hand is hand-crafted from metal and pairs well with the line’s other stemware, too.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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Cute + creepy = money-printing machine.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Spookish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spookish. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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