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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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Many of the industry’s top outfits gain their reputations from leading monster deals or jockeying for board seats at Silicon Valley’s hottest startups.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Grossman also took a page out of Monster Jam, the touring monster truck show that her company also produces.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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More recently, the trend has leaned even more surreal, even into the grotesque.—
Emily Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
18 Oct. 2025
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As the agent rambles, the cameras onstage freeze Tullock’s face at unflattering moments, and the screens behind her display a series of grotesques.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Chris Appelhans and Maggie Kang, the film follows a K-pop supergroup who must balance their lives as world-famous pop stars with their secret side hustle as demon slayers.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Never mind The Bear — meet the Boss, fighting the same demons and nagging feelings of self-doubt that would cause Carmy Berzatto to stoically nod in recognition.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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At that scale, chocolate prices hit with much more of a fright.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Attendees will also get to enjoy the 12 pinball machines, racing games, retro games, giant centipede, air hockey, Guitar Hero, hoops, Skee Ball and so much on the night of frights.—
AvidXchange Music Factory,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pfizer is a bogeyman of the anti-vaccine movement that Kennedy once led, due largely to its leading role in the development and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.—
Colin Meyn,
The Hill,
3 Oct. 2025
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Adrian Morejon struck out one in 2 1/3 scoreless innings and gave way to the San Diego bogeyman Mason Miller, who cranked it up to 104 mph in a strikeout of Carson Kelly and struck out five in 1 2/3 innings.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Just throw in some ogre and donkey ears, and you’re set.—
James Factora,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
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On his journey, Geralt slices up several soldiers, a giant, ogre-like creature and a ghostly wraith.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
7 Oct. 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
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Frehley picks up on the drummer’s simmering syncopation hereand unleashes a banshee-like howl of a solo that still clings to the band’s rhythm.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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His bronc riders look more like pietàs in mud; his barrel racers scream like banshees on horseback.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Frankenstein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Frankenstein. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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