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creepy

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Shirley Jackson’s wizardry is to make the bizarre seem utterly natural, a talent on full display in this sublimely creepy novel.

The pop band Muna chastised some of their supporters for "spreading falsehoods about us and our loved ones for clout and attention"; while Doja Cat called out "creepy" behaviour from a section of her fanbase.

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Dangerous radiation can’t be seen, felt, smelled, or heard, making it a particularly creepy hazard.

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Dame Penny said that she had found the emails "creepy" but said that "real alarm bells didn't go off until he came to my office".

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Predictably, those vessels break open so his grey flesh can supernaturally merge into a foul lump of distorted features and tentacles, binding Lilly while a creepy voice asks, “Got a kiss for daddy?”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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