> It is important to note here that Einstein was not being translated from German properly into English. 'Spuk' has a meaning akin to spook in the sense of a remote observer; Rather than 'spooky', which is an adjective relating to ghosts.

Einstein's "spukhaft" is very much an adjective relating to the activity of ghosts. If you translate it as "magical", you're not losing much of its meaning.