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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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And with that, the Woodstone property gained yet another ghost, one who may have just launched the show into its season endgame.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
6 Mar. 2025
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So the unseen figure of the ghost becomes an expression of the filmmaker’s power over the frame, evoking the sadistic-voyeuristic nature of cinema in general and genre cinema in particular.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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The temple is famous for its towering gopurams (gateway towers), each covered in a riot of colors and adorned with intricate sculptures of deities, demons, and mythical creatures from Hindu mythology.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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Here, Hausmann-Stokes talks to Deadline about his upbringing, confronting personal demons, uncovering nuanced and engaging Veteran stories.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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But according to Jason, his dad had some notes about the film’s inclusion of some of the ghouls from the 1984 original.—
John Russell,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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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
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In another case, caskets containing the bodies of Israeli children were displayed on a stage under a propaganda banner that depicted Netanyahu as a vampire.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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As a result, the sun is blocked out, and humans become pitted against vampires.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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The closing scene is Trump relaxing on a sun lounger next to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is widely portrayed as a devil in Gaza.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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At that point, Taiwan’s survival would depend entirely on U.S. military warships and aircraft rapidly arriving and entering into the conflict—a massive gamble for Taipei and a devil’s choice for the United States.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Ghoulie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghoulie. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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