ghoulish

[ goo-lish ]

/ ˈgu lɪʃ /

strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous: a ghoulish and questionable sense of humor.

showing fascination with death, disease, maiming, etc.; morbid: ghoulish curiosity.

of, relating to, or like a ghoul or ghouls.

Origin of ghoulish

First recorded in 1835–45; ghoul + -ish¹

ghoul·ish·ly, adverb ghoul·ish·ness, noun

ghosting, ghostly, ghosts, ghostwrite, ghoul, ghoulish, ghq, ghrelin, ghrf, ghyll, ghz

And in the summer months, when shootings soar, the city can be a ghoulish playground for those interested in the macabre.

Chicago’s Real-Life 'Nightcrawler' |Justin Glawe |November 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yesterday afternoon, the "NRA Women" Twitter account sent out a simple and yet ghoulish message to its followers.

9-Year Old With an Uzi? America Is Tougher on Toys Than Guns |Cliff Schecter |August 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Typical of most old cemeteries, eerie carved-stone Angels of Death and other ghoulish figures adorn many of the tombstones.

Welcome to the Most Haunted Graveyard in the World. Safety Not Guaranteed. |Nina Strochlic |October 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
They cast a ghoulish light on this roughly 8-by-10-foot room, where the family of eight struggles to survive.

Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Bordering on Disaster |Jamie Dettmer |November 11, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

It is also gruesome, ghoulish, and appalling—and utterly fascinating.

Bill James Wants Us to Learn to Love Crime Stories |Malcolm Jones |June 20, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
It was simple, if ghoulish, for he merely did his best to imitate a would-be suicide.

The Gay Adventure |Richard Bird
The key is kept by a ghoulish old dame, almost as time-worn and mildewed as the tomb over which she watches.

Tales of Old Japan |Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford
For I could not forget the frightful pleasure she had taken years ago in her ghoulish office.

A Circuit Rider's Wife |Corra Harris
More wily even than the ghoulish hyena, the leopard worked his way toward the spot of his desire.

The Three Sapphires |W. A. Fraser
Surely, but even a healthy-minded child will play at gruesome and ghoulish games once in a while.

Greenwich Village |Anna Alice Chapin

ghoulish

/ (ˈɡuːlɪʃ) /

of or relating to ghouls; morbid or disgusting; unhealthily interested in death

ghoulishly, adverb ghoulishness, noun