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spooky

adjective as in frightening

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“The Willows” is a Los Angeles spooky season staple and has sold out its tickets for October, although limited spots remain for November and December.

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Rather, they are merely Halloween-inspired, containing candies that are shaped like bats and cats — undeniably two of the spookiest creatures.

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Subconsciously hearing the words of Shakespeare, Wednesday’s mind travels to a spooky dream state where she converses with a spirit guide and is then told to “wake up,” which she does.

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The actress describes Johnson as a "dear friend", adding: "One of the most extraordinary things was seeing him completely disappear, it was spooky."

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Then they all lock in for a closely harmonized rendition of the song so pretty there’s something almost spooky about it.

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

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