They call it “Frankenstorm” — and the inspiration is the name “Frankenstein.” Two tidbits to view:
The moment in the 1931 classic movie “Frankenstein” when the monster comes alive:
The 1910, 13 minute Thomas Edison version of the story. Some scenes in this are very well preserved so watch it all.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.