the supernatural
noun
: things that cannot be explained by science and seem to involve ghosts, spirits, magic, etc.
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Georgia's great outdoors are a top spot to commune with the supernatural.
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Three years later, Netflix has dropped the second season of the supernatural thriller series directed and co-written by Yeon Sang-ho.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Despite suggestions of the supernatural (one subplot centers on a heavy-metal band implicated in human sacrifice), expectations of horror are not borne out.
—The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Our favorite tales of murder, vanishings, and the supernatural, adapted for the small screen.
—Justine Browning, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Three years later, Netflix has dropped the second season of the supernatural thriller series directed and co-written by Yeon Sang-ho.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Despite suggestions of the supernatural (one subplot centers on a heavy-metal band implicated in human sacrifice), expectations of horror are not borne out.
—The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Our favorite tales of murder, vanishings, and the supernatural, adapted for the small screen.
—Justine Browning, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
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“The supernatural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20supernatural. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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