The phrase "uncanny effect" refers to something that gives a strange or eerie feeling, often because it seems familiar or similar to something else but also different or unsettling.
Sentences with «uncanny effect»
Meanwhile, Morrison was busy locking himself up alone and eating amphetamines so he could replicate the voice of the Joker, which he did to uncanny effect in Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. (politics.co.uk)
The artist's ability to convey subtle and uncanny effects through the presentation of seemingly simple objects has often led critics to compare his work to that of Surrealist - inspired artists such as Joseph Cornell. (en.wikipedia.org)
The film plays somewhere between a critique and an homage, using the iconic character in a series of musical numbers that mimic the insouciance of vintage cartoons to uncanny effect. (theseventhart.org)