The Horripilate

 

illustration from town-n-countryliving.com

 

horripilate (haw-rip-uh-leyt) verb. to cause goosebumps

 

Used in a sentence:

 

"Reading the news these days is guaranteed to horripilate." 

"Her eerie costume horripilated him, and a shiver ran up his spine."

"Watching scary movies horripilates me." 

 
 

Brought to life as a creature:

 

The haunting Horripilate’s horrible grin

will generate goosebumps all over your skin,

awakening hairs on your arms and your and back

that rise up like soldiers to meet an attack. 

 
 
 
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