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Recent Examples of Frankenstein
Count Chocula, Boo Berry and Franken Berry made their debut in the early 1970s, and were inspired by classic horror film vampires and Frankenstein, according to General Mills’ website.
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Erin Clements, People.com, 29 July 2025
Elordi’s monster is reanimated by scientist Victor Frankenstein, played by Oscar Isaac.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 July 2025
Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein’s monster in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘FRANKENSTEIN’
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— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) July 28, 2025
New look at Guillermo del Toro’s ‘FRANKENSTEIN’
Releasing in November on Netflix.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Season 1 ended with a few notable developments, including the Bride of Frankenstein (voiced by Indira Varma) being posited as the team's new leader and Princess Ilana of Pokolistan (voiced by Maria Bakalova) revealing herself to be a secret villain.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 19 July 2025
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Erin Clements, People.com, 29 July 2025
Elordi’s monster is reanimated by scientist Victor Frankenstein, played by Oscar Isaac.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 July 2025
Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein’s monster in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘FRANKENSTEIN’
(Source: https://t.co/NUc0vyXgKV) pic.twitter.com/AnQal4kf11
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) July 28, 2025
New look at Guillermo del Toro’s ‘FRANKENSTEIN’
Releasing in November on Netflix.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Season 1 ended with a few notable developments, including the Bride of Frankenstein (voiced by Indira Varma) being posited as the team's new leader and Princess Ilana of Pokolistan (voiced by Maria Bakalova) revealing herself to be a secret villain.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Frankenstein
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Osment joins the Happy Gilmore world as Billy Jenkins, a young pro golfer with a monster swing.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
29 July 2025
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The party featured a fun monster truck bouncy house slide, a mini race track and an actual car from the film.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
29 July 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
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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
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It was emptied of us and, therefore, full of dunes and demons, bogs and bleeding trees.—
Devon Walker-Figueroa,
The New York Review of Books,
3 July 2025
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Things become messy when a popular rival boy band – The Saja Boys – are revealed to be demons.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Well, consider that, unlike what’s happening in the world at large, the frights and delights inside Viola’s Room are actually fun.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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Ah well, Cesare already has two sequel novels published, so there’s already plenty more Frendo the Clown frights ready to be harvested.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2025
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On the one hand, China is the all-purpose bogeyman that should remove the shackles of regulation.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
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Musk, a top White House adviser, has become a bogeyman for the administration as critics blame him for the efforts to cut federal workers and dismantle agencies.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
21 Mar. 2025
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The researchers named the fossil Fiona after the ogre in Shrek, because its bones briefly turned green from a reaction to the glue used to protect them, reports Kenneth Chang at the New York Times.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2025
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The Castle Party Puzzle Four creatures — a unicorn, a dragon, an ogre, and a gnome — are on their way from the village of Bupkis to a royal party at Meriwether Castle.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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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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In each episode, a young girl traveling with her musician mother encounters mysterious entities, including sirens, banshees, werewolves and more.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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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
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“Frankenstein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Frankenstein. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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