ghoul
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Delia is possessed by a ghoul who makes her sing the Caribbean number in the voice of Belafonte while she gyrates with her mortified dinner guests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Michael Keaton has reprised his role as the titular chaos-causing ghoul in the sequel.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024
Taking a pause to gather herself from his blunt answer, the comedian tried again to one-up the mendacious ghoul.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2024
Ever since the ghoul of high inflation was broken in the 1980s, the Federal Reserve has been quick to aid the economy and financial markets during times of trouble.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
If the sobbing ghoul was Bob’s idea of help, Percy was pretty sure he didn’t want it.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Indeed the word zombie, which previously carried Caribbean connotations, is never even spoken by Romero’s characters; the creatures are referred to as flesh-eating ghouls instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
However, as the season goes on, "even Rue can't quite make you care about this sorry group of amoral ghouls, who seem to loathe themselves as much as each other", Halls concluded.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
The streets are full of ghouls, masked horrors, and terrifying make-up—also it will be Halloween soon.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2025
The galloping ghouls in their low-budget 2002 thriller “28 Days Later” reinvigorated the genre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
We approached the lonely inn as ragged ghouls shamble up to a gravekeeper’s door.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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