CNN(@CNN):The daylight is getting shorter, the wind is getting colder, and the date fast approaches when people are supposed to beware of "ghouls" — no, not October 31, but November 3, Election Day. What does it mean to call someone a "ghoul"? And how did the mythical creature become a go-to insult in politics?

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2026.10.29 12:00

The daylight is getting shorter, the wind is getting colder, and the date fast approaches when people are supposed to beware of "ghouls" — no, not October 31, but November 3, Election Day. What does it mean to call someone a "ghoul"? And how did the mythical creature become a go-to insult in politics?