crypt
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Myha'la and Fry entered one crypt, found a shield and debated who should keep it.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The exhibition is organized into six themed “chambers” devoted to Gothic horror, psychological horror, science, slashers, religion and ghosts, with settings ranging from a shadowy crypt to a killer’s house and a haunted living room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
For safe-keeping, the flag is displayed in very low light, giving the chamber a sacred feel, like a cathedral crypt.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Another is a pungent work of terror about a cursed man who inexplicably perishes in the village’s crypt, forcing the townspeople to investigate by disinterring the bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Stop, stop, not so fast. Where are you off to, then, Resa? To join your beloved family? You think I didn't understand all that whispering down in the crypt? Well, I did.”
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
Brontë was fascinated by silent crypts and tormenting passions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The limestone walls of the crypts and atmosphere within them is believed to have helped preserve the remains.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
Truly, baseball crypts are filled with the dead arms of pitchers who were asked to compete in the postseason outside of their comfort zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
Serrated adenomas, on the other hand, are associated with a different type of stem-like cell with fetal characteristics that appears mysteriously at the tops of the crypts.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
He had always thought of the crypts as cold, and so they seemed in summer, but now as they descended the air grew warmer.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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