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spookiest

  • superlative
    of spooky.
    spooky
    adjective
    like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks.

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Rather, they are merely Halloween-inspired, containing candies that are shaped like bats and cats — undeniably two of the spookiest creatures.

From Salon Sep. 29, 2025

Not any more, now that I put together this guide to what to do in and around New York City during the year’s spookiest month.

From New York Times Sep. 30, 2023

Consolidation has long been the publishing industry’s buzziest, and probably spookiest, existential threat.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2023

The second based on the theme park’s spookiest ride comes 20 years after the original premiered in 2003.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2023

"Mother said this was the spookiest place in the whole house—except the cellar."

From Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners by Janet D. Wheeler