Frankenstein

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Recent Examples of Frankenstein The immersive park officially opened to big crowds May 22 eager to see attractions built around training dragons, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Super Nintendo video games and Dracula, Frankenstein and other celluloid creeps and monsters from the movies. Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2025 Goth plays Elizabeth in the Netflix original, the fiancée of Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac). Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025 Researchers then took their yawning Frankenstein and placed it in a room with 14 adult chimpanzees, ranging in age from 10 to 33. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 June 2025 Avoid disappointment by looking up height requirements There is a 48-inch height requirement for three attractions at Epic Universe: Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment, Stardust Racers, and Dragon Racer’s Rally. Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Frankenstein
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Noun
  • Aptly credited, The Stranger (Brian Villalobos) is only part of that problem and not the centerpiece practical effects portion of this film that monster fans should look forward to.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 June 2025
  • These are no longer simple monster features with slight tints of horror.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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).
    Darryn King, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Things become complicated when a popular rival boy band, The Saja Boys, are revealed to be demons.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Wilson himself was celebrated for his beautiful music and pitied for his demons.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • While there is the occasional jump scare, the horror in Bring Her Back relies more on somber atmospherics than tangible frights.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Here are the 10 actors who will be bringing the frights to Bates High.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • But South dismissed the possibility of Democrats’ identity and messaging problems after last year’s election being exacerbated by Musk’s departure and his absence as a bogeyman.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 1 June 2025
  • Sam: Bruno Fernandes is the bogeyman, plain and simple.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • What was once the final installment of the series, Shrek Forever After was released in 2010 and offered a new twist on the ogre's story.
    Jane LaCroix, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • But the famous DreamWorks ogre almost had a very different voice, with Myers' fellow Saturday Night Live alum Chris Farley originally attached.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • But just before all the banshee wailing threatens to overwhelm proceedings, along comes a hypnotic tribal beat which briefly turns the wake into a party.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
  • Our ears are still ringing from watching fans become shrieking banshees upon realizing that one of her professional dancers was actually the NFL star.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Frankenstein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Frankenstein. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.

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