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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

It gits almighty cold there in September, an' it was sure the spookiest show I ever seen.

From Humorous Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough