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Eldritch Touch

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Apr 23 2022, 6:17 AM | Updated Sep 20, 2023 5:33 AM
π—²π—Ήβ€§π—±π—Ώπ—Άπ˜π—°π—΅ (π‘Žπ‘‘π‘—.) /ΛˆΙ›ldΙΉΙͺtΚƒ/
γ€€1. Unearthly, supernatural, eerie.
γ€€γ€€γ€€β€’ 1790, Robert Burns, π‘‡π‘Žπ‘š π‘œ' π‘†β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ:
γ€€γ€€γ€€γ€€γ€€γ€€So Maggie runs, the witches follow,
γ€€γ€€γ€€γ€€γ€€γ€€Wi' mony an π—²π—Ήπ—±π—Ώπ—Άπ˜π—°π—΅ skriech and hollo.
γ€€γ€€γ€€β€’ 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter VII, in π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘’π‘‘ πΏπ‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ:
γ€€γ€€γ€€γ€€γ€€γ€€Pearl, in utter scorn of her mother's attempt to quiet her, gave an π—²π—Ήπ—±π—Ώπ—Άπ˜π—°π—΅ scream, and then became silent.
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β€’ A story that has a particular uncanny touch to it, generally of an unnatural otherwordly nature, usually containing elements of cosmic horror and body horror, though not necessarily as horror.

π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™ 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑒 π‘Ž π‘šπ‘Žπ‘₯ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘π‘€π‘œ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜π‘  π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿ (π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘€π‘–π‘ π‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑑 π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 𝐽𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑖 πΌπ‘‘π‘œ)
π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑒 π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜π‘  π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ π‘œπ‘› πΏπ‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘“π‘‘'𝑠 π‘€π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘”π‘  (π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘€π‘–π‘ π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘“ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Žπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ )
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