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Another volume of ghost stories by Mrs. [Catherine] Crowe!—as grim and horrifying as the "Night Side of Nature," which sends one to bed with a shudder, and lends an awful deliberation to the act of putting out the candle. These pages would literally be frightful if they were not at the same time fascinating. You never know at what turn in the narrative to look for the sudden bit of description, which is to thrill the nerves and horripilate the forehead.
Source: wiktionary
When Hel shrugged and changed the subject diplomatically, the nape of Diamond's neck horripilated with embarrassment.
Source: wiktionary
A cold wind had blown through his seven-year-old skin, bringing with it the age of reason, thrilling his bones, horripilating its way up his spine.
Source: wiktionary
Miraculously, when he returned, […] no one had stolen, broken into, or vandalized the Saab: there it sat in all its silver magnificence on a lousy street in a rotten neighborhood, rainwater horripilating its voluptuous skin.
Source: wiktionary
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Closest matches include affright, alarm, be cold, boss, bristle.
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