The phrase "haunting beauty" refers to something that is incredibly beautiful but also leaves a lasting, haunting impression on the observer. Full definition
The couch is front and center in «Rodney McMillian: Views of Main Street,» an exhibition that opens on Thursday at the Studio Museum in Harlem, one of three East Coast shows of his work that will run concurrently, introducing many viewers to the full sweep of a 15 - year career that has delved deeply, and often with haunting beauty, into questions of class, race and American belonging. (nytimes.com)
Every moment of aerial warfare is marked by haunting beauty. (thesixthaxis.com)
But while Metroid Prime's intent is to convey a sort of haunting beauty through its world, the intent of Dead Space is to make you fear for your life at every corner, corridor, and elevator. (riddlethos.com)