ghoul
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Delia is possessed by a ghoul who makes her sing the Caribbean number in the voice of Belafonte while she gyrates with her mortified dinner guests.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
Beetlejuice's sequel sees Keaton reprise his role as the titular chaos-causing ghoul.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024
Taking a pause to gather herself from his blunt answer, the comedian tried again to one-up the mendacious ghoul.
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2024
She called it “a witty ghoul story, a grandson of ‘Frankenstein’ that plays off the conventions of recent teen-age horror movies while paying homage to the classic starring Boris Karloff.”
From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2022
The ghoul in the attic howled and dropped pipes whenever he felt things were getting too quiet, and small explosions from Fred and George’s bedroom were considered perfectly normal.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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