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as in superhuman
being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature
an unearthly knack for picking winning lottery numbers
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as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
an unearthly wail came from out of the darkness
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as in supernatural
of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe
unearthly messages that she believed were coming from her deceased father
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Recent Examples of unearthly
Each element, including the exaggerated architecture that teems with unearthly detail and strangely loping electronic score, reinforces her own shaky perspective being reforged in real-time.
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 1 May 2024
The singer, songwriter and harpist brings her ethereal sounds to a suitably unearthly venue.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Ancient, stable and unearthly, this environment also draws the attention of astrobiologists.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2023
Together, Lynch and Frost make for an ideal creative match, blending quirky small-town drama with unearthly horror.
—Devan Coggan and Christian Holub, EW.com, 25 June 2023
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 1 May 2024
The singer, songwriter and harpist brings her ethereal sounds to a suitably unearthly venue.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Ancient, stable and unearthly, this environment also draws the attention of astrobiologists.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2023
Together, Lynch and Frost make for an ideal creative match, blending quirky small-town drama with unearthly horror.
—Devan Coggan and Christian Holub, EW.com, 25 June 2023
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Fukuhara plays Kimiko, a mute woman with a traumatic past, who gains superhuman strength, agility, and regenerative powers after being subjected to the experimental drug Compound V, using her abilities to fight alongside Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and his vigilante team.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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The sight of a covey of desert quail fills me with a mad, superhuman strength.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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The body horror lingering at the fringes of this is very eerie.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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In my inbox sit three eerie, unsolicited photographs of a crime scene.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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Dakota worked on the opposite side of the camera as an art production assistant on the 2009 supernatural thriller Lost Soul.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Along with Ryder and Keaton, original star Catherine O’Hara also returns in the zany supernatural follow-up.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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An avid artist from an early age, Burton’s uncanny style of drawing is inspired by these films — along with gothic novels, expressionist paintings, holiday rituals and even the illustrations of Dr Seuss.Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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One of her own drawings, a sort of Hansel and Gretel scenario, will also play a part in the action, which is ripe with echoes and reflections and uncanny parallels, along with dead people who might be ghosts or visions or psychological projections, or some combination thereof.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Grunewald takes what could have been a forgettable crossover ‘evil team-up’ issue and crafts one of the most haunting mediations on extremism and vengeance.Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Zito's modus operandi is scalping women and attaching their hair to mannequins, which probably has nothing to do with his mommy issues... Tom Savini truly works his magic in Maniac, and the special makeup effects are haunting, but the film also gets a boost from a pair of genre heavy-hitters.Steven Thrash, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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Both versions delivered a skillful cocktail of laughs and scares without true paranormal activity.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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That would be interesting, given that Briggs is a key locus of paranormal activity on Lynch and Frost’s show.Katie Rife, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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From the terrifying Basilisk serpent to the majestic hippogriff Buckbeak, VFX giant Framestore brought to life many of J.K. Rowling’s magical creatures in the Harry Potter films.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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Luxy has such an amazing community, and what better time to interact with them in more magical, feel-good ways?Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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While few of us will be able to experience the transcendental taste of the Hibiki 40-year-old, one universal aspect of it is the artistry of the presentation.Mark Littler, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Finding that new way of working between music and film, or of film interacting with music can, when it’s done really, really well, almost be transcendental.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Unearthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unearthly. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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