ghoul 
/ˈgu:l/ noun
plural ghouls /ˈgu:l/ noun [count] : an evil creature in frightening stories that robs graves and eats dead bodies
— ghoul·ish /ˈgu:lɪʃ/ adjective [more ghoulish; most ghoulish]
▪ a ghoulish [=fiendish] laugh ▪ He took a ghoulish [=sinister] delight in their troubles.
/ˈgu:lɪʃ/ adjective [more ghoulish; most ghoulish] ▪ a ghoulish [=fiendish] laugh ▪ He took a ghoulish [=sinister] delight in their troubles.
— ghoul·ish·ly adverb
▪ laughing ghoulishly
▪ laughing ghoulishly
— ghoul·ish·ness noun [noncount]
▪ the ghoulishness of his laughter
▪ the ghoulishness of his laughter
