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He was haunting as the conflicted foodie/serial killer in psychological thriller “The Patient,” where he co-starred, ironically, with Steve Carell.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

The first season of The Last of Us was haunting, terrifying, and moving in equal measure.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

You just knew that you were giving up the thing that you were great at to deal with the thing that was haunting you.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2023

“It was haunting almost to hear. … it just made me so angry and it made me lose even more faith, I guess, in having a safe community in cheer,” Sam says.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2022

It was haunting to see them for the first time, stark evidence of the forests in which they’d once stood, and the villages they had shaded.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo