as in demon
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 ghoul
The last aspect the Libra moon makes is to Pluto, bringing out the ghouls, intense emotions and drama.
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Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
By the end of the tour, Prince Harry was screaming and threatening to punch a resident ghoul, much to Fallon’s amusement.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
John David is Boy Willie, a complex role fueled by all the ghosts and ghouls of American history that are offered up by Wilson in the play.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Here's how the weather will affect the goblins, ghosts and ghouls in your neighborhood on Halloween evening:
The nation's two soggiest spots on Halloween − Thursday − will likely be in portions of the central U.S. and the much of the Northwest.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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Now a lawyer like her father, she’s forced to confront her demons as the case twists through one shocking revelation after another.—
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer launched in 1997 and ultimately ran for seven seasons, telling the story of its titular hero, a young woman who must fight vampires, demons, and other evil forces while making her way through high school.—
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In the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.—
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In addition to Neftalí and her bandmates, there is her mother, who appears as a ghost, and her mother’s former lover Bettina, who helped instill Neftalí’s love of books.—
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When Thomas is dispatched to Transylvania to help Orlok with a real estate transaction, a chain of events is set in motion to help the vampire pursue his horrifying union with Ellen.—
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Maybe Twilight is real and there are a lot of vampires collecting Social Security.—
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Investigation of the week: Anyone wanna play devil’s Daniel’s advocate?—
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The album’s artwork depicts a cartoon version of the messy-haired singer with an angel and devil on each of his shoulders — demonstrating its division of impassioned feel-good love songs and down-tempo ballads of loss and defeat.—
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“Ghoul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghoul. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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