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The evolution of the word would follow as such: Proto-Celtic *Φīwerjon-(nominative singular *Φīwerjū) Archaic Irish *Īweriū. Old Irish Ériu. Modern Irish Éire; An Old Irish by-form of this placename was íriu, meaning "land, earth". [1] In Irish mythology, Íth is the first of the Milesians (Irish) to see Ireland from Iberia.
This phenomenon is used to describe incidents where a familiar entity is encountered in a frightening, eerie, or taboo context. [2] [3] Ernst Jentsch set out the concept of the uncanny, later elaborated on by Sigmund Freud in his 1919 essay "Das Unheimliche", which explores the eeriness of dolls and waxworks. [4]
Creepiness is the state of being creepy, or causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease to someone and/or something. [1] Certain traits or hobbies may make people seem creepy to others; interest in horror or the macabre might come across as 'creepy', and often people who are perverted or exhibit predatory behavior are called 'creeps'.
Research from the Journal of Environmental Psychology has indicated that liminal spaces may appear eerie or strange because they fall into an uncanny valley of architecture and physical places. [1] An article from Pulse: The Journal of Science and Culture has attributed this eeriness to familiar places lacking their usually observed context. [2]
Videos of eerie noises erupting from the skies have recently surfaced on YouTube, sending people into a panic around the world. The video above shows a particularly frightening episode of this ...
But if you believe Eerie resident Marshall Teller, what happens during that hour is a little more daunting. Today's youth might be more familiar with Hawkins or Pawnee, but in the early 1990s ...
Eerie, a 2018 Filipino horror film; Eerie Publications, a publisher of comics magazines; Eerie, Indiana, a 1991–92 television series Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension, a 1998 spin-off television series; The Eeries, a U.S. rock band; Christina Von Eerie (born 1989), U.S. professional wrestler; Battle of Hill Eerie, several Korean War battles
Eyrie, a novel by Tim Winton "Hope Eyrie" (a.k.a. "The Eagle Has Landed"), a song by Leslie Fish; The Eyrie, a castle in A Song of Ice and Fire and its TV adaptation Game of Thrones