sepulchral

The creepy opening scene and sepulchral vibe here, though, suggest that whatever happens next will definitely be very unhappy.

Sepulchral and mothy — Jaeggy does that well.

For the genuine article, try Naxos’ new, unabridged recording of “The Phantom of the Opera,” in which the sumptuous grotesqueries of Gaston Leroux’s oft-adapted 1910 novel are further empurpled by the rich sepulchral timbre of Bill Homewood’s voice, in a deliciously ghastly narration.

There isn’t much to say about Nardelli’s sepulchral comments, other than that he has a hell of a nerve.

Yet surrounding, and softening, this sepulchral frieze are signs of new life and growth in the form of plantings, designed by the landscape artist Walter J. Hood, of lush vegetation: palm trees native to Africa, sweet grass native to South Carolina.