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Recent Examples of Frankenstein
In addition to American Psycho, some of the company’s movie figure lines have included classic Universal Studios Monsters (Frankenstein, Dracula, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, etc), Nosferatu, The Planet of the Apes, Godzilla and This is Spinal Tap.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Booked on the lineup in their official font, and with the promise that original members Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only, and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (along with Dave Lombardo and Acey Slade) will all perform, this is a major get for the festival.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Led by Bolts Frankenstein, the team consists of Wraps (part ambulance, part mummy), Sonnie (a vampiric helicopter), Sweeps (the street sweeping Wolfman), and several more of their friends who resemble classic movie monsters.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
The anchor attraction in this world — and one of the best in the park — is Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment, utilizing some of the most advanced, life-like robotic technology ever created.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Booked on the lineup in their official font, and with the promise that original members Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only, and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (along with Dave Lombardo and Acey Slade) will all perform, this is a major get for the festival.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Led by Bolts Frankenstein, the team consists of Wraps (part ambulance, part mummy), Sonnie (a vampiric helicopter), Sweeps (the street sweeping Wolfman), and several more of their friends who resemble classic movie monsters.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
The anchor attraction in this world — and one of the best in the park — is Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment, utilizing some of the most advanced, life-like robotic technology ever created.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Frankenstein
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The Switch was a monster, so the assumption is that sure, players will pay a full 50% more for a new one, if not more.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The trailer depicts sequences involving multiple predators fighting or threatening one another, Elle Fanning looking very strange and cool as an android, and glimpses of new monsters and the alien world the movie focuses on.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Between cases, Harvey confronted his demons and by the series’ 2019 finale was a married man headed to Seattle to reunite with his sidekick to do some legal good for the little guys.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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This could be the first step in Hellebuyck erasing demons from playoffs past.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Objects are often askew and out of frame, and everyday sounds like a toilet flush or blinds being pulled assume a low, staticky growl, as though frights fueled by childish imagination.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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In a second Instagram Stories post, the singer offered another look at the cake, featuring a large bust of a clicker, the fungal zombie-esque frights from the Last of Us video game franchise and HBO series of the same name.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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That nation is, for Netanyahu, the longest-standing bogeyman.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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Voter fraud and multiple votes by the same person in a single election is a largely nonexistent bogeyman of Trump’s.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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From the lovable, titular ogre himself to the evil Lord Farquaad, each and every creature is unique in their own way.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Goldberg has flipped her once-charming smile into an ogre’s grimace through daily attacks on national civility from the Democratic Party bully pulpit of ABC-Disney’s The View.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Mar. 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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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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Does that explain why the Banshee label doesn’t depict an actual banshee?—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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“Frankenstein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Frankenstein. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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