| 100% | MOUND | 5 | "The ___," 1940 novella by H.P. Lovecraft about a headless ghost and subterranean civilization |
| 58% | SHADOW | 6 | "The ___ over Innsmouth," 1936 novella by H.P. Lovecraft about a malign undersea civilization |
| 43% | DARKNESS | 8 | "The Whisperer in ___," 1931 novella by H.P. Lovecraft about extraterrestrial fungoid creatures |
| 33% | HORROR | 6 | "The ___ at Red Hook," 1927 short story by H.P. Lovecraft about a sinister cult |
| 32% | CASE | 4 | "The ___ of Charles Dexter Ward," 1943 novel by H.P. Lovecraft about an alleged wizard |
| 31% | CTHULHU | 7 | "The Call of ___" (short story by H. P. Lovecraft) |
| 31% | CALL | 4 | "The ___ of Cthulhu," horror story written by H.P. Lovecraft which was adapted into a video game |
| 30% | EGGSBEANSAND | 12 | & 1D 1940 story collection by P G Wodehouse featuring the tales Sonny Boy and Buttercup Day |
| 30% | HEART | 5 | & 25A Novella by Joseph Conrad narrated by the character Marlow published in 1902 volume Youth: a Narrative, and Two Other Stories |
| 30% | CATSINTHE | 9 | "___ Cradle," a song by Harry Chapin about the relationship between a father and his son: 3 wds. |
| 30% | ALN | 3 | English river mentioned by Ptolemy and the site of a still-occupied castle dating from about 1096 |
| 29% | MACHINE | 7 | "The Time ___," 1895 science fiction novella by H.G. Wells about time travel |
| 29% | ROCK | 4 | "30 ___," satirical sitcom about the behind the scenes of a live sketch comedy show created by and starring Tina Fey |
| 28% | GREATDEBATERS | 13 | "The ___," a 2007 biography directed by and starring Denzel Washington, based on an article about the Wiley College debate team: 2 wds. |
| 28% | THEHANGOVER | 11 | Movie about three friends getting drunk and wasted in Las Vegas, featuring a cameo by the boxer Mike Tyson: 2 wds. |
| 28% | DUTCHMAN | 8 | Wagner opera about a ghost ship, The Flying __ |
| 28% | WORTHDYINGFOR | 13 | 2010 novel by Lee Child about Jack Reacher meets the Duncans and solves an old case of a missing child: 3 wds. |
| 28% | DOLLY | 5 | 2012 novella by Susan Hill subtitled A Ghost Story |
| 27% | TIMBUKTU | 8 | 1999 novella by Paul Auster about Mr Bones the dog |
| 27% | CURIOUS | 7 | __ George, kids' book about a monkey by H.A. Rey |
| 27% | CLOSER | 6 | A 2016 song by The Chainsmokers and Halsey |
| 27% | POLYVINYL | 9 | The P and V in a PVC pipe |
| 27% | CASTLESMADEOF | 13 | "___ Sand," a song by Jimi Hendrix that is about the temporary nature of existence and how nothing can be taken for granted: 3 wds. |
| 27% | FEAR | 4 | “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind,” per H. P. Lovecraft |
| 27% | GONNACOME | 9 | "A Change is ___," 1964 song by Sam Cooke about peace and the Civil Rights Movement: 2 wds. |
| 27% | EERIE | 5 | Like a ghost story by the campfire |
| 27% | FINDINGWINNIE | 13 | Children's book about the bear that inspired A.A. Milne by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall that won the 2016 Caldecott Medal (2 wds.) |
| 27% | LETITBE | 7 | The name of a song and album by the Beatles |