Jonathan Stroud

As a child I was really into fantasy books with elves and goblins and swords, and I went through a phase for a few years when I was reading endless series. But in the end I became totally fed-up with all these sub-Tolkien rip-offs because they all end up doing the same old things and there's no rigour to it.

American Author

Karen Joy Fowler

I learned how to comport myself among trolls, elves, hobbits or goblins. I learned that a friend can be lost to greed and avarice. I learned that solving riddles may be as important a survival skill as bowmanship. I know how to talk to a dragon, and that it's best not to.

Patrick Rothfuss

Don't get me wrong, magic is cool. But a nervous mother singing to her child at night while something moves quietly through the dark outside her house? That's a story. Handled properly, it's more dramatic than any apocalypse or goblin army could ever be.

American Writer

Evan Peters

As a kid, I was more scared of the supernatural stuff and ghosts and goblins and the Crypt Keeper from 'Tales from the Crypt.' I was always scared he would chase me up the stairs, as a kid.

American Actor

Ted Naifeh

Us comics guys tend to get really good at the things we draw a lot. I'm good at creepy old forests, Victorian houses, underground goblin cities, and beautiful but creepy fairies.

Robin Hobb

Dragons, to my way of thinking, are just another 'race' of sapient characters. We see lots of elves, dwarves, orcs, goblins, giants and, of course, dragons.

Tyler Perry

I definitely do not like Halloween. I don't like masks, creepy clowns, dark things, goblins or witches. They're not just my thing.

Kristian Nairn

I could never see myself playing a goblin or gnome, without some serious CGI at least!

Irish Actor

Lope de Vega

Profits on the exchange are the treasures of goblins.

Spanish Playwright

Understand goblins come from myths; they're classic fantasy creatures like in 'The Hobbit'.

Mythical Origins

Goblins are described as ugly to express they're not only evil, but also visually unappealing.

Ugly Connotations

Goblins can be tricky or mischievous, causing problems out of spite or for fun.

Mischievous Nature

Calling someone a goblin is an insult implying they're greedy or mean; avoid in polite conversation.

Negative Insult

Use 'goblin' informally when joking with friends or in casual dialogue.

Informal Usage

Usually, calling someone a goblin doesn't mean they literally look like one; it's about behavior.

Not Literally

 harboring a huge diversity of life, from giant squids and goblin sharks to minuscule animals smaller than a millimeter. How do so many species thrive in this underwater world? Over the decades, intrepid scientists have ventured there to find out. Traveling down through the water column,

The otherworldly...

 Only the goblin has a jaw that whips forward like a slingshot, an ancient weapon that works even today.