spookery
/ˈspukəri/
noun
- Behavior or activity that is creepy, eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
- Some people enjoy a bit of spookery around Halloween, like telling ghost stories.
- The old house was full of spookery, with creaking floors and flickering lights.
- The movie relied on cheap spookery rather than real suspense.
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