infernal

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In “The Getaway”—filmed twice for the big screen—Doc and Carol McCoy conclude their escape hiding in caves, then a hut made of dung, before they end up in the infernal domain of El Rey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

When Davis wrote his controversial piece, he also noted that “late August to early October is the infernal season in Los Angeles.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

I again pleaded with the entity that is running this infernal simulation to please stop.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2024

Its three suns move and align in such a way as to create regular but random apocalyptic events, from infernal heat to sudden ice ages to gravitational vortexes, that destroy the civilization again and again.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

The chamber was infernal in its heat and rank in its scent.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson