"I can thrill you more than any ___ could ever dare try" ("Thriller" lyric)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ghoul

(Other definitions for ghoul that I've seen before include "Spirit that robs graves and devours corpses" , "Morbid type" , "Morbid voyeur" , "Evil spirit or phantom" , "Corpse-loving phantom" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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