It layers a scary setting, creepy characters, frightening mechanics, and a twisted concept to create a game that is completely unsettling and fun to play.

(And other, creepier characters: giant sea urchins, sluggish brown sea hares, looking like something the sea had tried, and failed, to flush away.)

Matching their mood, the book is darker and psychologically more complex, with new creepy characters and a plot that delves into long-lost secrets about Harry's family.

A creepy character, Bogy can make himself intangible to avoid most attacks and has power to control peoples' luck upon his death.

There is even a creepy, hunched-over character named Herring who "performs virtuous deeds by stealth."

"Some Like It Gory" (1940) and "Afternoon in the Attic" (1950) were collected essays about bizarre crimes and creepy characters.

"Bobby Peru" is named after an eccentric, overtly creepy character played by Willem Dafoe in the David Lynch film Wild at Heart.

Many critics praised the tenacity of the writers for airing an episode featuring such a creepy character after the Super Bowl.

Tired of your children wasting their money collecting cards featuring truculent baseball players or creepy Yu-Gi-Oh characters?

If you've decided to dress as a scary, creepy character this Halloween, you're likely to have plenty of company.