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Recent Examples of FrankensteinWind through a series of rooms starring some of Hollywood's most iconic monsters, including Dracula, The Mummy and Frankenstein's monster.—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025 This doesn’t mean that a film like The Curse of Frankenstein doesn’t say anything about Britain.—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025 Although not technically a Halloween film, Hotel Transylvania features tons of our favorite supernatural myths (Dracula, Frankenstein, etc;) in a way that’s fun and approachable for kids to enjoy.—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 5 Aug. 2025 The live presentation gave a preview of the Netflix’s upcoming programming including Wednesday Season 2, Stranger Things Season 5 and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Frankenstein
Labubu is a doll that resembles a monster, featuring a large head, sharp teeth and prominent eyes.
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Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Four years later, when Pop Mart began selling Labubus on key rings, the toothy monsters began to be seen everywhere — and the phenomenon really has taken off lately.
Winifred, the protagonist of this Victorian-era grotesque, takes a position as a governess at an English manor.
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The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
His early short films, such as Six Men Getting Sick (1967) and The Grandmother (1970), showcased his talent for blending the grotesque with the beautiful, setting the stage for his groundbreaking debut feature, Eraserhead (1977).
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are returning as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren who are trying to vanquish a demon from a family’s home.
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
The inevitable showdown between the demon, which manifests in various forms during the film, is wild and exhausting, and gives Wilson and Farmiga, as consistent and excellent as always throughout, a powerful performative and emotional last stand.
Now, a grown-up Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) faces new and familiar frights after her equally goth daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega), opens a portal to the Netherworld and reawakens everyone's favorite pinstriped ghost.
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Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Haunted Scream Park opening weekend 'Tis the season for frights and delights!
Starring Mike Myers as a lone-wolf ogre, the film filtered familiar storybook icons through a farcical lens.
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Skyler Trepel September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Yes, the warrior who fought wizards, ogres and various other monsters in the Roger Corman-produced 1983 sword and sorcery cult classic is back on the big screen.
The Devil’s Museum, a satellite of the main collection, has amassed more than 3,000 depictions of demons, evil spirits and incubus from around the world.
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Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.
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