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And anyone still on the fence about how goddamn unsettling clowns are will finally understand why the rest of us get the willies around them.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Eliot beforehand – and the nightmarish inner gorge is a spiffy mix of nature run amok plus terrifying ghouls that would give Swamp Thing the willies.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
There are some freaky moments (a floating dead boy tap-tap-tapping on an upstairs window gives you the willies) and a fiery finale at a drive-in that’s pure popcorn fun.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Merc With a Mouth is back in theaters this weekend, this time (finally) teaming up with an X-Man who gives manicurists the willies.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 July 2024
But Nemo isn’t creepy, Pikachu doesn’t give you the willies, and Big Bird is nowhere near the precipice of the uncanny valley.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
But one of the emails Lucy wrote to Joyce contains something that gives even me the willies:
Bethany’s middle name is Allana.
—Benjamin Hale, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
The story behind a legendary Jeep’s name gives some fans the willies.
—USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
But those little black spiders that run like the wind give me the willies.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2023
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Eliot beforehand – and the nightmarish inner gorge is a spiffy mix of nature run amok plus terrifying ghouls that would give Swamp Thing the willies.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
There are some freaky moments (a floating dead boy tap-tap-tapping on an upstairs window gives you the willies) and a fiery finale at a drive-in that’s pure popcorn fun.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Merc With a Mouth is back in theaters this weekend, this time (finally) teaming up with an X-Man who gives manicurists the willies.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 July 2024
But Nemo isn’t creepy, Pikachu doesn’t give you the willies, and Big Bird is nowhere near the precipice of the uncanny valley.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
But one of the emails Lucy wrote to Joyce contains something that gives even me the willies:
Bethany’s middle name is Allana.
—Benjamin Hale, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
The story behind a legendary Jeep’s name gives some fans the willies.
—USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
But those little black spiders that run like the wind give me the willies.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2023
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“The willies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20willies. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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