Frankenstein
noun
Fran·ken·stein
ˈfraŋ-kən-ˌstīn 
also -ˌstēn
1
a
: the title character in Mary W. Shelley's novel Frankenstein who creates a monster that ruins his life
b
: a monster in the shape of a man especially in popularized versions of the Frankenstein story
2
: a monstrous creation
especially
: a work or agency that ruins its originator
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Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley star in a steampunk twist on Frankenstein’s monster and his spouse, a film that will now receive a theatrical rollout far away from Guillermo del Toro’s own Frankenstein take starring Jacob Elordi (set to release on Netflix this November).
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein got zapped into action.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
The National’s most recent studio albums—the twin releases First Two Pages of Frankenstein and Laugh Track—arrived in 2023.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2025
The film is a campy, lo-fi riff on the Frankenstein story and follows a lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein got zapped into action.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
The National’s most recent studio albums—the twin releases First Two Pages of Frankenstein and Laugh Track—arrived in 2023.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2025
The film is a campy, lo-fi riff on the Frankenstein story and follows a lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Frankenstein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Frankenstein. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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