You Hereby Have Permission to Call the Monster “Frankenstein”

Kelly Robinson
Curious
Published in
5 min readOct 19, 2020

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He’s sick of your pedantry. (Altered image/Fair Use.)

You know the situation, or some version of it. You’re telling friends a funny story, perhaps about a weird Christmas party you attended. “The DJ was dressed like Frankenstein,” you say, “and he only played theme songs from old cartoons.”

“Wait a minute,” snorts your most pedantic friend. “You mean Frankenstein’s monster.

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Kelly Robinson
Curious

Bram Stoker Award-nominated writer. Film commentaries for Kino Lorber and Second Sight Films. Silent film, horror, pop culture, weird history.