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ghoul

[gool] / gul /
NOUN
evil demon
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STRONG


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Fans also said the recap incorrectly summarised a scene between The Ghoul and protagonist Lucy MacLean, played by Ella Purnell, altering their dynamic in a way that would confuse new viewers.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

As you're creating this character, are you thinking, “OK, are there the seeds of The Ghoul in this Hollywood actor? And is that loving father still in The Ghoul?”

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024

Fire up the Ghoul Log and get ready to scare yourself silly: Spooky season has arrived.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2023

"We suffer a lot from power cuts in Benghazi. I'm just one of many cases," Ghoul said.

From Reuters • Jul. 4, 2022

These solitary traits omitted, we should say he was child neither of Lascar nor gipsy, but a man’s shape animated by demon life - a Ghoul - an Afreet.

From Biographical Notes on the Pseudonymous Bells by Brontë, Charlotte




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