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Recent Examples of Frankenstein
At Dark Universe, a land that harnesses Universal’s horror history, a ride called Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment takes guests deep into the catacombs of Frankenstein Manor, where Dr. Victoria Frankenstein conducts experiments.
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment is one of the park’s major attractions; the wild dark ride is packed with advanced animatronic figures.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
Guests can casually converse with the Bride of Frankenstein or Ygor, without worrying about jump scares.
—Samantha Neely, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Those who want to see what's on Guillermo del Toro's slab will have to wait till later in the year for a new take on Mary Shelley's classic with Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as his creature.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment is one of the park’s major attractions; the wild dark ride is packed with advanced animatronic figures.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
Guests can casually converse with the Bride of Frankenstein or Ygor, without worrying about jump scares.
—Samantha Neely, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Those who want to see what's on Guillermo del Toro's slab will have to wait till later in the year for a new take on Mary Shelley's classic with Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as his creature.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Frankenstein
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Natalie and a real-estate agent named Dawn (Danielle Brooks), in search of the missing Henry, make their way to the Overworld, too, and the four team up with Steve in a painfully generic adventure to fight off monsters, find another Crystal, save the Overworld (and Dennis), and get back home.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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The space monsters are also entirely terrifying, gestating inside young suns to hideously emerge as massive space insects.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 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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And some of the mistakes are of actual blood on his hands, and he’s got demons floating around in his soul, as well as on the ceiling or climbing the walls or whatever.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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With the playoffs around the corner, New York could have slayed the proverbial dragon, shaken off its demons and walked into the playoffs believing.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
9 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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As backlash to Tesla and Musk grows, the White House is doubling down on its defense of the company and the richest person in the world, who has become a bogeyman for the administration as critics blame him for the government overhaul.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
21 Mar. 2025
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Keynes, the seminal advocate of government intervention in times of economic unrest, was a longtime bogeyman for small-government conservatives.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
2 Dec. 2024
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Watch Shrek 2 on Peacock Shrek the Third (2007) Three years later, Shrek the Third continued the saga, with the beloved ogre facing the unexpected responsibility of becoming king when King Harold falls ill.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The ogre is faster than the gnome, slower than the unicorn, and was delayed arguing with a troll at a toll bridge.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 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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This meaning is visualized in Henry Fuseli’s 1781 painting The Nightmare, which shows a woman sleeping peacefully on a couch while a nauseating monster—an incubus—sits portentously on her abdomen, unbeknownst to her.—
Time,
Time,
28 Dec. 2022
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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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The banshee, a spirit of Scottish and Irish origin, signifies death.—
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 21 Apr. 2025.
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