creepiness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Two horror-movie odes are “Chain Saw,” which has the LP’s fastest tempo at nearly 180 beats per minute, and “I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement,” a romp on the fear of subterranean creepiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Lilly’s nightmare doesn’t involve the dead father consuming her, but its violative creepiness eats at you even so.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025
Its 10 episodes pack sci-fi creepiness, wry social commentary and black humor inside of a tightly constructed story that’s substantive and thrilling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
If you were rattled by the David Lynch-meets-Stephen King vibe of the original, Remedy is promising to lean even further into the creepiness.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2023
This is the thing she wants to outrun: the creepiness.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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