1
: a legendary evil being that robs graves and feeds on corpses
2
: one suggestive of a ghoul
especially
: one who shows morbid interest in things considered shocking or repulsive
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in Arabic folklore, ghouls could change their shapes but had one unchanging feature: donkey's hooves for feet
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John David is Boy Willie, a complex role fueled by all the ghosts and ghouls of American history that are offered up by Wilson in the play.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Here's how the weather will affect the goblins, ghosts and ghouls in your neighborhood on Halloween evening:
The nation's two soggiest spots on Halloween − Thursday − will likely be in portions of the central U.S. and the much of the Northwest.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Like the ghosts and ghouls that adorn front lawns, Halloween can be brought back to life.
—Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
But Eggers wants the undead ghoul at the center of his new Nosferatu remake to leave you feeling something much more basic (though not necessarily simple) and carnal.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Here's how the weather will affect the goblins, ghosts and ghouls in your neighborhood on Halloween evening:
The nation's two soggiest spots on Halloween − Thursday − will likely be in portions of the central U.S. and the much of the Northwest.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Like the ghosts and ghouls that adorn front lawns, Halloween can be brought back to life.
—Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
But Eggers wants the undead ghoul at the center of his new Nosferatu remake to leave you feeling something much more basic (though not necessarily simple) and carnal.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Ghoul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghoul. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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