creepy
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But in “Christmas at the Kringles,” the Christmas theme is the lowest common denominator, present only as gaudy decoration, creepy song cues and vulgarly re-appropriated sayings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
But she also sprinkled in a handful of creepy cover versions.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The complaint isn’t merely that the pictures are creepy.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
It’s the tech that’s powering its creepy glasses, its open-source coding model, and now its bid into the battle of personal agents that will basically turn the experience of scrolling online into a water slide.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
You gotta make your move when it feels right, or else you’ll come off as creepy.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
He’s creepier in person than he is on television or the Internet.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2024
Every year, Halloween gets bigger, earlier and creepier.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
Deep into “R.M.N.,” an anatomy of the human condition, this powerhouse of a movie gets deeper, creepier and unnervingly familiar.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Here, she’s called the Wood Sprite and is played by an icy-voiced Tilda Swinton, who also voices the Wood Sprite’s even creepier sister, Death.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2022
“Me either. This house is creepier than my uncle Willie’s funeral home. Lucrative business, always in demand, but creepy.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
But as Vijay Mehar has learned in his years as owner of the creepiest motel in Tonopah, Nev., happy clowns are not what most of his customers want.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
Finally available in the 4K disc format, it’s easily one of the creepiest films of all time.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
The creepiest by far is “dead men’s fingers,” Decaisnea fargesii, whose pewter-blue, fingerlike fruits stand out against butter-yellow foliage and reach out to unwary visitors.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
Actually, the creepiest place we went to was this Airbnb in Sedona, Arizona.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2023
“It was the creepiest thing I’ve ever done, and I was so disgusted with myself, I never did it again.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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