12
creepy(adjective, spooky, uncanny, eerie, spookish)
10
unforgettable(adjective, hard to forget)
8
recurrent(persistent, lasting, remaining, hard to forget)
8
obsessive(adjective, eerie, hard to forget)
8
weird
7
persistent(adjective, lasting, remaining)
7
spooky
5
frightful
5
memorable
4
nagging
4
seductive
4
unearthly
3
visiting
2
mysterious
2
continuous(persistent, lasting, remaining)
2
denning
2
frequenting
2
harassing(verb, adjective)
2
harrowing(verb, frightening)
2
horrifying(verb, frightening)
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