ghostly

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Ghostly acrylic animals dissolve into the background of these pieces, as natural elements attached to the works’ surfaces—sheepskin, cotton, cowhide—obscure just enough of these creatures that it’s impossible to tell what species they are.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Ghostly images — life-size silhouettes of bodies packed together, shoulder to shoulder, as if in a ship’s hold — appear to be carved into the garden’s pavement.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Ghostly content can provide that sort of comfort, said Thompson, who is also founding director of Syracuse University’s Center for Television and Popular Culture.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2022

Stine's other book series include "The Nightmare Room," "Garbage Pail Kids," "Mostly Ghostly" and "Fear Street."

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2022

Then they had to decide whether to call themselves the Cake-Eating Postal Ghostie Dodo Tygers, or the Cake-Eating Ghostly Dodo Postal Tygers.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood