phantasmagoric

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It certainly bests the phantasmagoric desert full of sandworms.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2024

Set in the aftermath of the first movie, the sequel resumes the story boldly and quickly, delivering visions both phantasmagoric and familiar.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Much that occurs is slightly phantasmagoric, resulting in a story of psychological disorientation as well as physical threat.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

The same holds for Steve Erickson, whose work blends the phantasmagoric — in “Our Ecstatic Days,” a lake appears at the corner of Laurel Canyon and Hollywood boulevards — with the stuff of daily life.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2022

Then all at once, in a riot that afterwards seemed to her phantasmagoric, the policeman raised a forefinger in salute.

From The Paliser case by Saltus, Edgar