The Monster

Happy Friday, Spooklings! It's time to discover some classic and cool costume ideas for your everyday monster!
Last week, I found ways to recreate the timeless beauty of the Bride of Frankenstein. So, this week, I thought it made sense to...piece together...a few good ways to reanimate the daunting, gloomy good looks of her groom: Frankenstein's Monster! *cue another foreboding, dramatic roll of thunder in the distance*

This kind Creation has taken many faces over the years since his rebirth:



Boris Karloff's classic, boxy, fresh-from-the-grave look was enhanced by the contrast that black and white filming created. I dare say, this look may have not been so daunting if it had originally been filmed/viewed in color, which-- I think--is something to appreciate about the black and white film era.
Frankenstein's Monster has also shown his form in black and white as Fred Gwynne's loveable, goofy Herman Munster:




So intense. So hilarious.
And then, in the 90s, Carel Struycken gave the Monster a face with a tiny bit more color in The Addams Family as Lurch:

 


He just had a bit of a greenish/blue tinge...but everything around him is in color, which probably added a few challenges to the MUAs on the job that day. Either way, his height along with those constantly averted eyes were always disorienting enough without the makeup and costuming additions.

Here is a rather...funky...tutorial on an easy, cheap way to get that Frankie look:




Tutorial brought to you by Shyaporn.

Whether you choose classic or goofy, you can never go wrong with a Frankenstein costume! So go find some flowers to pick, kittens to love, and people to scare!

As a final note, I found this awesome video while looking for Frankenstein stuff and wanted to share:




STAY SPOOKY!