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Recent Examples of Frankenstein
Wind through a series of rooms starring some of Hollywood's most iconic monsters, including Dracula, The Mummy and Frankenstein's monster.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Frankenstein
Noun
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This quiz invites you to explore the darker corners of sci-fi literature, where monsters lurk not just in shadows, but in laboratories, alien worlds and post-apocalyptic wastelands.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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As a smooth fixer for a tertiary monster who has maybe three lines, Morgan Spector is both chilling and thoroughly pointless.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While some people expressed excitement about the new look for a key Broad Ripple entrance, others called the sculpture grotesque.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Winifred, the protagonist of this Victorian-era grotesque, takes a position as a governess at an English manor.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Moviegoers yearn for demons to be slayed.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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An underworld demon named Skinback will be wearing the skin of one of the group home counselors.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Haunted Scream Park opening weekend 'Tis the season for frights and delights!—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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America’s all-purpose bogeyman might be the bomb-throwing rebel, but in truth, disillusionment inspires more violence than ideology.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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Where many in Hollywood view AI as something of a bogeyman, fearing widespread job loss, others see opportunity.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Starring Mike Myers as a lone-wolf ogre, the film filtered familiar storybook icons through a farcical lens.—
Skyler Trepel September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.—
Candace Bushnell,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Temperance let loose a banshee wail.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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There aren’t songs with Chino screaming like a banshee, nor are there any overindulging atmospheric tracks.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Frankenstein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Frankenstein. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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