haunting

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Salonen paid tribute to Knussen with “Arabesques for Olly,” a haunting duet for cellos.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Daveigh Chase, the former child actor best known for voicing Lilo in Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” and portraying the haunting figure Samara in “The Ring,” has died at age 35.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026

The Gwangju uprising forms the haunting backdrop to Nobel laureate Han Kang's novel Human Acts.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

This week's scenes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where medics are scrambling to respond to an outbreak of Ebola, have brought back haunting memories for those who have lived through similar crises.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

And death is also all around, too, haunting our lives.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri