| Like "Stranger Things," at times |
The Washington Post Mini |
17 Jun 2026 |
| Eerie to predict the future without first asking (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
28 May 2026 |
| Frightening |
Premier Sunday |
10 May 2026 |
| Nightmare-inducing |
USA Today |
21 Apr 2026 |
| Frightening |
Universal |
20 Apr 2026 |
| Goosebumps-inducing |
New York Times Mini |
24 Feb 2026 |
| Frightening |
Newsday |
03 Feb 2026 |
| Fright-causing |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2026 |
| Like horror movies |
LA Times Daily |
02 Feb 2026 |
| Frightening |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Nov 2025 |
| Alarming |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Nov 2025 |
| "___ Movie 2," 2001 supernatural parody film starring Anna Faris where the haunted house tries to be the most terrifying character of all |
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| How a leap of faith might feel |
New York Times Mini |
24 Aug 2025 |
| Frightening |
LA Times Daily |
05 Aug 2025 |
| Taking car into outskirts of Sydney is frightening (5) |
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| Like "Silent Hill" games |
Universal |
05 Jul 2025 |
| ___ Movie, 2000 Wayans brothers comedy film (5) |
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| Alarming, frightening (5) |
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| Like an ideal horror movie or haunted house |
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| AKA Mel B's transport in the outskirts of Surrey (5) |
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| Movie series of US parody horror films (5) |
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| Frightening |
The Telegraph Mini |
07 May 2025 |
| It's alarming, Oscar losing his head and coming to a sticky end! (5) |
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| Like graveyards at night |
New York Times Mini |
18 Apr 2025 |
| Alarming vehicle in outer Surrey (5) |
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| Like clowns, for some? |
The Telegraph Plusword |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Like a good haunted house |
USA Today |
01 Mar 2025 |
| ____ Spice, aka Mel B |
The Telegraph Plusword |
17 Feb 2025 |
| Grant under shilling is alarming (5) |
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| Mel B's Spice Girls epithet (5) |
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| Spine-tingling |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Jan 2025 |
| Frightening |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 Jan 2025 |
| Vehicle trapped by sides of subway? That's frightening (5) |
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| ____ Monsters, Bowie album |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
31 Dec 2024 |
| Causing alarm |
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| ___ Movie, horror spoof (5) |
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| A cry's possibly frightening (5) |
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| Like Freddy Krueger, e.g. |
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| Terrifying |
The Telegraph Plusword |
30 Oct 2024 |
| Frightening |
The Times Concise |
29 Oct 2024 |
| Like a haunted hayride |
LA Times Mini |
26 Oct 2024 |
| Outcry as it's frightening |
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| One of the Spice Girls |
The Telegraph Plusword |
13 Oct 2024 |
| Frightening evidence of injury shown by unknown character (5) |
The Guardian Quiptic |
13 Oct 2024 |
| Like a haunted house |
USA Today |
27 Sep 2024 |
| Spice Girl nickname |
The Telegraph Plusword |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Like a good horror movie |
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| Mel B's Spice Girls nickname (5) |
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| ____ 9 Across, a 9 Across Girl |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
07 Aug 2024 |
| Spine-tingling, as a movie |
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| Frightening evidence of injury with unknown character (5) |
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| Frightening, informally (5) |
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| Mark's weary in the end and chilling |
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| __ good: amazing |
LA Times Daily |
20 Apr 2024 |
| ___ Movie, spoof horror film (5) |
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| Spine-tingling, like a haunted house |
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| Frightening for a Spice Girl (5) |
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| Alarming means of transport in the outskirts of Surrey (5) |
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| Like horror movies |
USA Today |
18 Feb 2024 |
| Frightening (Informal) |
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| Frightful |
Newsday |
30 Jan 2024 |
| Small boy is spooky (5) |
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| Nightmarish |
Commuter |
15 Dec 2023 |
| Terrifying |
LA Times Daily |
13 Dec 2023 |
| Spine-tingling, movie perhaps |
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| Merry sots scan the stuff of nightmares (5,8) |
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| Soooo spooky |
USA Today |
26 Nov 2023 |
| Spine-tingling, as a movie |
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| Like ghost stories |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Apr 2023 |
| Son sculpted female figure, not half intimidating |
The Telegraph Toughie |
23 Mar 2023 |
| Like a haunted house |
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| Frightening |
Universal |
28 Feb 2023 |
| "___ Movie," comedy horror movie series |
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| Frightening |
The Times Concise |
13 Sep 2022 |
| Like a haunted house |
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| Frightening |
Newsday |
30 Mar 2022 |
| Spine-tingling, like a haunted house |
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| Spine-tingling, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
13 Mar 2022 |
| Spine-tingling, maybe |
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| Frightful |
Newsday |
20 Feb 2022 |
| Like haunted houses |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jan 2022 |
| Like many campfire stories |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Dec 2021 |
| Like horror movies |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Nov 2021 |
| Like many Stephen King stories |
LA Times Daily |
25 Oct 2021 |
| Alarming |
Newsday |
25 Sep 2021 |
| Spine-tingling |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Aug 2021 |
| Spice Girl‘s a little sad about track |
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| Terrifying |
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| Frightening |
Newsday |
12 May 2021 |
| Frightening |
USA Today |
26 Apr 2021 |
| Fear-inducing |
Universal |
25 Apr 2021 |
| Frightening |
The Times Concise |
15 Mar 2021 |
| Frightening |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Feb 2021 |
| Grant maybe topped by latest of cuts, alarming |
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| Spine-chilling |
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| Spine-tingling |
Newsday |
27 Sep 2020 |
| Spine-tingling |
USA Today |
15 Aug 2020 |
| Fear-inducing |
USA Today |
28 Jul 2020 |
| Like ghost stories |
Universal |
01 May 2020 |
| Causing goose bumps |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Mar 2020 |
| Creepy |
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| Nightmarish |
Newsday |
03 Oct 2019 |
| Like spooky campfire tales |
Family Time |
25 Aug 2019 |
| Fright-causing |
Newsday |
17 Jun 2019 |
| Hair-raising |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2019 |
| Hair-raising |
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| Grant possibly presented to son for this 13 |
The Telegraph Toughie |
23 May 2019 |
| Causing shudders |
USA Today |
20 May 2019 |
| Lovecraftian |
New York Times |
17 Mar 2019 |
| Chilling |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Mar 2019 |
| Like many Halloween decorations |
Family Time |
13 Jan 2019 |
| Causing shudders |
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| Lovecraftian |
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| Chilling |
|
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| Hair-raising |
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| Spine-tingling |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Like a haunted house |
USA Today |
19 Aug 2018 |
| Goosebumps-inducing |
USA Today |
19 Jul 2018 |
| Forbidding divine area to be seized |
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| Like horror films |
LA Times Daily |
12 Apr 2018 |
| Like horror films |
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| Like R.L. Stine stories |
|
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| Like R.L. Stine stories |
LA Times Daily |
15 Mar 2018 |
| Frightful |
Newsday |
04 Mar 2018 |
| Goosebumps-inducing |
|
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| Like a haunted house |
|
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| Like horror films |
|
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| Like some amusement park rides |
|
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| Like ghost stories |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Oct 2017 |
| Frightening |
|
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| Appalling mark with you being denied Open University |
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| ___ good (amazing) |
New York Times |
08 Jul 2017 |
| Eliciting gasps, perhaps |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jun 2017 |
| Frightening |
Universal |
29 May 2017 |
| Hair-raising |
USA Today |
28 Feb 2017 |
| Nightmarish |
|
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| Frightening |
|
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| Hair-raising |
|
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| ___ good (amazing) |
|
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| A la King? |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Oct 2016 |
| Hair-raising |
Premier Sunday |
18 Sep 2016 |
| Redoubtable |
Newsday |
02 Jul 2016 |
| Like slasher films |
USA Today |
23 May 2016 |
| Bloodcurdling |
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| Spine-tingling |
|
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| Like slasher films |
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| Like nightmares |
LA Times Daily |
25 Dec 2015 |
| Like slasher films |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Nov 2015 |
| Maybe estate agent gutted houses? That's frightening! |
|
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| Bloodcurdling |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Aug 2015 |
| Alarming |
Newsday |
12 Aug 2015 |
| Frightening |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 May 2015 |
| Like nightmares |
|
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| Worrisome |
|
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| Frightening |
|
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| What goth and metal try to be? |
|
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| Alarming |
|
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| Causing goose bumps |
|
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| Blood-curdling |
|
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| Like demonic shock rocker |
|
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| Hair-raising |
|
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| Like a nightmare |
|
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| À la King? |
|
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| Frightening |
|
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| Spine-tingling |
|
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| Causing fright |
|
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| Mel B. nickname |
|
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| Horrorful |
|
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| Like some amusement park rides |
|
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| Nightmarish |
|
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| Having a high chill factor? |
|
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| Metal lyrics? |
|
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| Intimidating |
|
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| Hair-raising |
|
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| What goth and metal try to be |
|
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| Alarming |
|
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| Suitable for Halloween |
|
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| Spine-tingling |
|
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| Like horror films |
|
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| Spine-tingling |
|
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| Frightening |
|
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| Frightening |
|
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| Causing goose bumps |
|
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| Macabre |
|
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| Spine-tingling |
|
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| Like horror films |
|
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| Like Stephen King novels |
|
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| Frightful |
|
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| Like haunted houses |
|
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| Eerie |
|
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| Causing goose bumps, maybe |
|
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| Nightmarish |
|
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| One of the Spice Girls |
|
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| Alarming |
|
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| Like a haunted house |
|
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| Daunting |
|
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| Shriek-inducing, perhaps |
|
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| Daunting |
|
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| Frightful |
|
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| Alarming |
|
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| Gooseflesh-inducing |
|
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| Like a King novel |
|
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| Horrific |
|
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| Spine-tingling |
|
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| Like a Vincent Price movie |
|
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| Causing fright |
|
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| Hair-raising |
|
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| Like R.L. Stine stories |
|
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| Inducing the willies |
|
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| Spine-chilling |
|
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| A la King? |
|
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| Menacing |
|
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| Like the "Halloween" films |
|
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| Hair-raising |
|
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| Like horror films |
|
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| Like the "Halloween" films |
|
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| Like a haunted house |
|
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| Terrifying |
|
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| Bloodcurdling |
|
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| Goose-pimply |
|
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| Like a typical Stephen King novel |
|
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| Bone-chilling |
|
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| Like many a King novel |
|
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| Like many a King novel |
|
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| À la King? |
|
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| Daunting |
|
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| Like King novels |
|
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| Chilling |
|
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| À la King? |
|
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| Terrifying |
|
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| Like R. L. Stine stories |
|
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| Creepy |
|
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| Chilling |
|
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| Spooky |
|
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| Causing fright |
|
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| À la King |
|
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| Menacing |
|
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| Like R. L. Stine stories |
|
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| Chilling |
|
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| Spine-tingling |
|
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| Menacing |
|
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| Frightening |
|
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| Like a bugbear |
|
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| FLAY |
|
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| Spine-tingling |
|
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| Horrific |
|
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| Adjective for the Minotaur |
|
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| Like a fee-faw-fum |
|
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| Adjective for a fee-faw-fum |
|
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| Causing goose flesh |
|
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| Timid |
|
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| Like a close call |
|
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| Like a chiller |
|
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| Adjective for a bugaboo |
|
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| Like ghosts and ogres |
|
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| Giving one the creeps. |
|
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| Shivery. |
|
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| Alarming |
|
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| Alarming. |
|
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| Descriptive of a haunted house. |
|
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| Very timid: Colloq. |
|
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| Timid: Colloq. |
|
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| Alarming: Colloq. |
|
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| Timid. |
|
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| Very timid. |
|
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| Like ghost stories. |
|
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| Creepy. |
|
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| Fearsome. |
|
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| Frightening. |
|
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| Like ghosts and ghouls. |
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