batty

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The story “After the Haiku Period,” about batty twin sisters who lay siege to a slaughterhouse, reprises the material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

“A Working Man” opens with a batty pastiche of bullets and buzz saws, parachutes and cranes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

That’s not to say a phone, laptop or a smartwatch will suddenly go batty after two years; the process is usually much more subtle than that.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023

But then Hall — as proven in last year’s creep-out, “The Night House” — has a knack for pumping gravitas into somewhat batty narratives.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022

We pictured that: the steamer trunks being bumped down the stairs from the batty attic.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck