Word List: cryptic, creaking, eerie, foreboding, ghostly, haunted, malevolent, mysterious, sinister, supernatural
There was an abandoned asylum that was rumored to be haunted by the spirits of the patients who had suffered and died there. People whispered of strange and eerie noises that could be heard coming from the building at night, and of ghostly apparitions that were seen wandering the halls. Despite the ominous warnings, a group of friends decided to explore the asylum.
As they entered, the building creaked and groaned, as if protesting their presence. The air was thick with the presence of something supernatural, and the silence was broken only by the sound of ghostly whispers and the shuffling of unseen feet.
As they ventured deeper into the building, they encountered strange and sinister creatures that seemed to be watching them, as if waiting for the right moment to pounce. The friends soon realized that they had stumbled upon a place where the line between the living and the dead was blurred.
Despite their attempts to leave the building, they found themselves lost and unable to find their way out. The halls seemed to stretch on forever and the air was heavy with a foreboding sense of doom. As they turned a corner, they came face to face with a ghostly apparition that seemed to be trying to communicate a cryptic message.
It is said that those who enter the abandoned asylum are never seen again, and that the spirits of the dead haunt the building, eager to claim more victims.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Collocations |
|---|---|---|
| cryptic | having a hidden meaning | cryptic message, cryptic symbol, cryptic clue |
| creaking | making a harsh, high-pitched sound when being moved | creaking door, creaking floorboards, creaking stairs |
| eerie | strange and frightening | eerie atmosphere, eerie feeling, eerie sound |
| foreboding | an ominous or supernatural sign | foreboding warning, foreboding dream, foreboding silence |
| ghostly | relating to or resembling a ghost | ghostly figure, ghostly whisper, ghostly presence |
| haunted | visited or troubled by the spirit of a dead person | haunted house, haunted mansion, haunted castle |
| malevolent | having or showing a wish to do evil to others | malevolent spirit, malevolent look, malevolent intent |
| mysterious | difficult to explain or understand | mysterious disappearance, mysterious object, mysterious event |
| sinister | giving the impression that something bad or evil is happening or will happen | sinister smile, sinister plot, sinister motive |
| supernatural | relating to forces beyond the natural world | supernatural power, supernatural event, supernatural creature |