spookism

English

Etymology

spook +‎ -ism

Noun

spookism (uncountable)

1. (informal) Spooky or ghostly things; spookery.
   • 1908, The Humanitarian Review, volume 7, page 441:

     Can't you omit some spookism, which is simply "rot"? I feel like writing to your "spiritual" friends to spare you.

   • 2015, Elliott O'Donnell, Animal Ghosts:

     [I]mages and symbols of the cat were dedicated to the moon, the moon being universally regarded as the quintessence of everything supernatural, the very cockpit, in fact, of mystery and spookism.

   • 2019, Donald C. Willis, Chronology of Classic Horror Films: The 1930s:

     This first sound version of The Bat is half-creaky, half-canny spookism.