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In the days leading up to Halloween, one of the highlights of the dark season of the year, I’d like to share some adjectives that you can use when talking about the weird, the sad, and the gloomy. Twenty six words, to be precise, one for each letter of the English alphabet, along with some …
[The following post is also available in Croatian. Please click here to access.] In case the ongoing stream of various global disasters hasn’t been enough to spook you, here are a couple of suggestions as to how you might spend your evenings this Halloween season – or, if you’re anything like me, most evenings during …
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[Za verziju ovog teksta na engleskom, kliknite ovdje.] Ukoliko vas neprekidan niz raznih globalnih katastrofa nije dovoljno zaplašio, evo nekoliko prijedloga kako da provedete mračne listopadske večeri uoči Noći vještica, a da pritom malo vježbate engleski – uz klasike horor književnosti, filma i televizije. PODCAST | Classic Ghost Stories U trenutku pisanja ovog teksta, podcast …
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[The following post is also available in Serbian.] If you love a good spook and want to improve your listening skills, why not listen to some scary podcasts? They are readily available, free, you can listen to them whenever you want, and they are just perfect for the season! Here’s a list of the top …
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