Imagination, then plays upon our fears when there is feeble light, making us see ghouls and hobgoblins in every shadow that moves. |
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. |
It was a time when witches did mischief while spiteful fairies and hobgoblins roamed about. |
Though Mr McCallum does admit, and even provide evidence for, the existence of hobgoblins and faeries. |
If people want to believe in tooth fairies, or leprechauns, or hobgoblins, or taniwha, or whatever, it is their right to do that. |
By the time the hobgoblins and ghouls are out and about on the 31st it is rising less than four hours after sunset. |