spooky
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The film feels spooky in its prescience, but Ferrell and McKay were far from alone in noticing the culture was heading out of the cities.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Coherence is also closely tied to quantum entanglement, the phenomenon that prompted Albert Einstein to describe it as "spooky action at a distance."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
The "spooky" note, dated to 1964, said the coins were winnings from a horse called Santa Claus that ran that year.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
He likes ruminating on these spooky, half-remembered spaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
The empty auditorium is dark and spooky with the main lights off, but the stage lights are shining on us.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
At the time, Imagineering wanted to update a relatively “common” chandelier with a spookier, spider web-inspired look.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
While Ortega wore a bright pink Valentino dress to last year's Met Gala, this year she went with a distinctly spookier and more gothic vibe.
From BBC ● May 2, 2023
A more apt slogan for these games might be lonelier, quieter, spookier.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2022
If you want to get spookier, Google Nest speakers and displays can also play an hour-long playlist of Halloween-themed sounds and music.
From The Verge ● Sep. 28, 2021
“Sorry, I just think it’s a bit spookier if it’s midnight!” said Ron.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Rather, they are merely Halloween-inspired, containing candies that are shaped like bats and cats — undeniably two of the spookiest creatures.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2025
From ‘American Horror Story’s’ Murder House and ‘Poltergeist’s’ suburban spooker to a handful of ‘Halloween’ homes, here’s a quick guide to a dozen of the Southland’s spookiest homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Not any more, now that I put together this guide to what to do in and around New York City during the year’s spookiest month.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2023
Consolidation has long been the publishing industry’s buzziest, and probably spookiest, existential threat.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2023
"Mother said this was the spookiest place in the whole house—except the cellar."
From Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners by Janet D. Wheeler
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