as in demons
an evil spirit
in Arabic folklore, ghouls could change their shapes but had one unchanging feature: donkey's hooves for feet
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Recent Examples of ghouls
Monstrous ghouls cheering after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on Wednesday are ubiquitous on social media.
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Dominic Pino, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
In Fallout, ghouls have extended lifespans and are impervious to things that would kill humans, like losing a limb or eating rotten flesh.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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
In the movie, Evan and Tim evade Max and his evil legion’s efforts to make them into literal corporate ghouls by teaming up with security guard Frank (Marshall Givens).
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
Make ghosts from scrap fabric or old bedsheets, and hang the spooky ghouls from trees in your yard or under your porch.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
With roots stretching back to the ancient Pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced SAH-win), when the barrier between the worlds of the living and dead was believed to be at its thinnest, Halloween—with its ghosts, ghouls, witches and werewolves—has captured our imaginations for centuries.
—Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
The malevolent forces of the world hide there; the ghouls who give us nightmares and ill omens and bad luck.
—Caitlin Penzeymoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
John Tufts Hoosiers dressed as monsters, ghouls and more than a few Deadpools will be out trick-or-treating Halloween night.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
Dominic Pino, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
In Fallout, ghouls have extended lifespans and are impervious to things that would kill humans, like losing a limb or eating rotten flesh.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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
In the movie, Evan and Tim evade Max and his evil legion’s efforts to make them into literal corporate ghouls by teaming up with security guard Frank (Marshall Givens).
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
Make ghosts from scrap fabric or old bedsheets, and hang the spooky ghouls from trees in your yard or under your porch.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
With roots stretching back to the ancient Pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced SAH-win), when the barrier between the worlds of the living and dead was believed to be at its thinnest, Halloween—with its ghosts, ghouls, witches and werewolves—has captured our imaginations for centuries.
—Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
The malevolent forces of the world hide there; the ghouls who give us nightmares and ill omens and bad luck.
—Caitlin Penzeymoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
John Tufts Hoosiers dressed as monsters, ghouls and more than a few Deadpools will be out trick-or-treating Halloween night.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
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