Hello spooky friends. Today, October 25, 2013, is Frankenstein Friday – booyah! Frankenstein Friday is always the last Friday in October. It’s a day to celebrate the birth of Frankenstein and its creator.
Frankenstein is one of the best known characters from horror movies and dates back to the 1800’s. Frankenstein was born and created in 1818 by Mary Wollenstonecraft Shelley at the age of 21 when she wrote the ever famous Frankenstein. Can you imagine being so young and creating a character that would last forever?!
Do you know where the origin of this day came from? Today was created by Ron MacCloskey from Westfield, New Jersey in 1997. He picked a Friday to celebrate so more people could participate.
Have you heard of Westfield, New Jersey before? Does that sound familiar? Well, Westfield, New Jersey is also the hometown of Charles Addams, the New York Times magazine cartoonist who created The Addams Family. Small world huh?
gentlestitches
10/25/2013 at 3:59 am
I love a lovely hardback copy of this amazing book on my bookshelf! Happy birthday Franky!
PigLove
10/25/2013 at 8:53 am
Isn’t it great and wonderful!? I love it as well. XOXO – Bacon
Doggy's Style
10/25/2013 at 6:10 am
I’ve always loved Frankenstein’s story.
PigLove
10/25/2013 at 8:56 am
They are wonderful, aren’t they? XOXO – Bacon
onespoiledcat
10/25/2013 at 6:41 am
My Mom loved the Frankenstein movie Mel Brooks did – it makes her giggle and when she giggles I giggle which is good because otherwise I’d be SCARED of that Frankenstein guy!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
PigLove
10/25/2013 at 8:56 am
OMP (Oh my pig)! That was an awesome movie. I gotta watch that again… maybe this weekend? XOXO – Bacon
easyweimaraner
10/25/2013 at 9:05 am
This guy looks like my dad in the morning hahahahaha
PigLove
10/25/2013 at 9:11 am
That guy walks like my mommy in the morning – snorts! XOXO – Bacon
evilsquirrel13
10/25/2013 at 9:44 am
I love Frankenstein too! Great song! 😉
PigLove
10/25/2013 at 11:27 am
Snorts – good one! XOXO – Bacon
Kuruk
10/25/2013 at 11:37 am
Boooooowoooooobooowooooo! I’m not scared of him!
speedyrabbit
10/25/2013 at 1:15 pm
hehehe small world indeed Bacon,good one!xx Speedy
katsrus
10/25/2013 at 6:49 pm
Wow she was only 21. Wonder what she would think today finding out he is timeless. I didn’t know they had a Frankenstein Friday.
Sue B
PigLove
10/25/2013 at 7:38 pm
I never knew the last day was Frankenstein Friday either until I did some research. Now I will always celebrate. And yes she was so young and so imaginative. XOXO – Bacon
Lori Fontanes
10/26/2013 at 9:06 am
Go Jersey!!! (Hey, isn’t that where the aliens landed in War of the Worlds, too? Hmmm, the plot thickens…)
PigLove
10/26/2013 at 10:42 am
Snorts. I think you may be right there. XOXO – Bacon