Ghoul (noun)

1. An evil spirit or demon in Arabic folklore that robs graves and feeds on corpses.
2. A person who delights in the macabre, especially in digging up corpses for dissection.

Origin:

From arabic ghul, which is derived from ghala, meaning to seize.

Examples:

1. The villagers believed that a ghoul was responsible for the recent string of grave robberies.
2. He was rumored to be a ghoul who dug up fresh graves at night.
3. In horror movies, ghouls are often portrayed as undead creatures who feast on human flesh.
4. He was an odd individual, who seemed to have a ghoul-like fascination with death.
5. The city's graveyards have been sealed off to keep the ghouls from digging up the graves.