as in ghost
an evil spirit
a tale of a decrepit mansion haunted by a gallery of ghoulies
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Recent Examples of ghoulie
Between his starring roles in The Conjuring films and the Insidious series Patrick Wilson has become very familiar with onscreen ghosts and ghoulies, which may explain why the actor has made the fifth entry in the latter franchise his directorial debut.
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Clark Collis, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2023
An oldie but a ghoulie, er, goody.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 13 Oct. 2020
Ghosties and ghoulies and Stephen King beasties: TV has become a hellscape of our literal and metaphorical fears.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2019
Clark Collis, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2023
An oldie but a ghoulie, er, goody.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 13 Oct. 2020
Ghosties and ghoulies and Stephen King beasties: TV has become a hellscape of our literal and metaphorical fears.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghoulie
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The ultimate effect is paradoxical: the more that Valéry eliminates the ghost of pain and passion from the logical machinery of his work, the starker and more affecting the moans and cries of the ghost become.Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Easier said than done since many of the ghosts that haunt Light Shop are jump-out-of-your-seat scary.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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It’s named after the Egyptian demon of chaos, Apophis.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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My young mind couldn't handle the concept of Freddy Krueger, a demon who could appear in your dreams and kill you in your sleep!Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 Nov. 2024
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With her husband’s cooperation, a coven of Devil-worshipping ghouls occupy an Upper West Side apartment building and conspire to have a young woman Rosemary (Mia Farrow) raped and impregnated by Satan himself.Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
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Taking place this week on Thursday, Oct. 31, Halloween is an important day not only for ghosts, ghouls and spirits but also for anyone interested in our planet’s incredible annual journey around the sun.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Bill Skarsgård’s Count Orlok is more a Romanian folk vampire — decayed but still quite libidinous — than suave, past aristocrats limned by Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee.Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Skarsgard’s character was never named, but Shadows has a tradition of bringing back famous vampires from movies and TV shows.Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Dec. 2024
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For example, they are allowed to make an educational point by playing devil’s advocate in a class debate on contemporary American politics.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Campbell plays Chief Dandridge, the head of police in a Michigan town gripped by a Satanic panic in the late 1980s — although the actual devil might also be lurking — and trying to solve a murder case that sets off the panic.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Ghoulie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghoulie. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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