Biography Flash: Frankenstein's Monster Steals the Spotlight - From Venice to Veterans

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If you thought it was a slow news week, you clearly have not been keeping up with the reanimated social life of Frankenstein’s Monster. No, he’s not running for Congress—yet—or launching an energy drink, but as far as fictional characters go, this ungainly legend has been everywhere lately and not just at your local Halloween aisle.

Let’s start with the big ticket item: Frankenstein’s Monster pretty much stole the show at the 2025 Venice Film Festival. Jacob Elordi, who plays the Monster in the big-budget Netflix film, threw shade during a panel, declaring, The real monsters are the men in suits. You can practically hear Mary Shelley cackling in her crypt. Apparently, even two-hundred-year-old monsters have publicists and symbolic beef with Wall Street now. The buzz from Venice has critics predicting awards-season glory for Elordi’s melancholy monster portrayal, so he may soon be adding Best Dressed (in stitched flesh, naturally) to his résumé, right alongside Best Metaphor for Man’s Hubris, According to Every High School English Teacher.

Speaking of cinematic resurrection, Guillermo del Toro just unveiled a killer new look at his long-awaited Frankenstein adaptation on Netflix, shot in Toronto and already boasting a climbing Rotten Tomatoes score. Del Toro and his Canadian dream team are raking in praise from outlets like The Hollywood Reporter for giving the Monster a new lease on celluloid life. So if you see a seven-foot-tall dude picking up poutine in Toronto, maybe just ask for an autograph instead of the pitchfork routine.

Meanwhile, Frankenstein’s Monster found his way into an unexpected corner of the internet: veterans’ forums and professional advice columns. The Disabled American Veterans’ national director dropped Mary Shelley quotes to explain organizational change, warning against abandoning your own creations—because apparently, it only takes one lonely, misunderstood monster for corporate morale to nosedive.

On the social media beat, #FrankensteinSelfie is trending again (is it ever not?), raging with memes of the Monster side-eyeing everything from office air conditioning to pretentious latte art. You’d think after two centuries, the Monster would have figured out Instagram filters, but I guess some things never die.

So, long story short, the Monster’s been everywhere—on red carpets, in Netflix queues, and sliding into your group chats with existential dread and a suspicious number of followers for a guy with zero documented birthdays.

That’s it for today’s Frankenstein’s Monster Biography Flash. I’m Marc Ellery, reminding you that it’s OK to feel stitched together on Mondays. Hit subscribe to never miss an update on Frankenstein’s Monster and search Biography Flash for more tales of almost-greatness. Thanks for listening!

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