Word SPECtacles
To hold someone in high regard or esteem.
Respect
Rain, Snow, Brain
Storm
This Greek warrior was invulnerable except for the spot on his heel where his mother held him in the River Styx.
A sweet fruit often associated with keeping the doctor away.
Apple
This Stephen King adaptation is set at the haunted Overlook Hotel and gave us "Here's Johnny!"
A particular way of regarding a situation; also a drawing technique that creates the illusion of depth.
Home, Fire, Net
Work
This Greek Titan was condemned to bear the weight of the heavens on his shoulders after the Titanomachy.
Atlas
A savory, meaty taste often called the "fifth taste," alongside sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
Umami
This 2002 remake of a Japanese film features a cursed videotape that kills viewers seven days after watching.
The Ring
To form a theory without firm evidence, or to make a risky investment.
Speculate
Day, Heart, Out
Break
This hero navigated the Labyrinth using a ball of thread given to him by Ariadne to slay the Minotaur.
Theseus
A female fox.
Vixen
This 2014 Australian film uses a monster from a children's book as a metaphor for grief and depression.
The babadook
A visually striking public display or dramatic performance.
Spectacle
Chair, Fore, Post
Man
This musician traveled to the Underworld to bring his wife back from the dead, but lost her forever by looking back too soon.
Orpheus
The tissue in plants that transports water and nutrients up from the roots.
Xylem
This 2015 film follows a young woman pursued by a shape-shifting entity that's transmitted like a sexually transmitted curse.
It Follows
A person or thing considered as a strong possibility for the future.
Prospect
Water, Cow, Wood
Shed
This craftsman built wings of feathers and wax for himself and his son, who flew too close to the sun.
Daedalus
Crooked, tilted, or not in a straight line.
Askew
In this Ari Aster film, a family unravels after their grandmother's death, ending in a shocking cult ritual in a treehouse.
Hereditary