eldritch
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Photorealistic renderings of shrimp that resemble life preservers and chicken parts with the texture of dinosaur skin have elicited disgust and nausea, with an undercurrent of existential, eldritch horror.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
But first and foremost, Bad Omens are gifted musicians, and whatever eldritch magic Sebastian wields onstage will always be bolstered by a serious band contorting metal, dark pop and electronic music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
The idea here is that Owens is shamelessly profiting off of Kirk’s death by cultivating an eldritch sense of suspicion.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025
He was also a talented artist who loved painting with his kids, and a voracious reader fond of the speculative science fiction of Philip K. Dick and the eldritch tales of H. P. Lovecraft.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
The unofficial and true story involved a Bog Monster following him and Sheed home after they uncovered an eldritch patch of swamp deep in the Gnarled Forest.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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