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an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
dressed up the toddlers like goblins for Halloween
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A lot of the folktales referenced in Rabbit Trap are drawn from this one text from 1880, called British Goblins, from an American anthropologist called Wirt Sikes, who traveled through Wales, collected stories and sightings of goblins and fairies.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
My dad’s Welsh and among my happiest memories of him are going through Brian Froud’s books about fairies, goblins and trolls.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
That often means providing upgrades of low level monsters rather than just throwing more goblins at a problem.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The grandfather is eventually kidnapped by goblins, forcing the siblings to find and rescue him while a witch named Muriel plans to unleash a powerful demon named Bahamut, which could mean the end of the world.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Even some of the little neighborhood goblins stayed home – possibly to watch television.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
Watching him dance and sing with a room full of demented goblins never really gets old.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
What better time than a chilly October evening to bust out a game full of ghosts and goblins?
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Ghouls, goblins and ghosts season has officially arrived.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024
Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
My dad’s Welsh and among my happiest memories of him are going through Brian Froud’s books about fairies, goblins and trolls.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
That often means providing upgrades of low level monsters rather than just throwing more goblins at a problem.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The grandfather is eventually kidnapped by goblins, forcing the siblings to find and rescue him while a witch named Muriel plans to unleash a powerful demon named Bahamut, which could mean the end of the world.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Even some of the little neighborhood goblins stayed home – possibly to watch television.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
Watching him dance and sing with a room full of demented goblins never really gets old.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
What better time than a chilly October evening to bust out a game full of ghosts and goblins?
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Ghouls, goblins and ghosts season has officially arrived.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Goblins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goblins. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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