Many consider Jack Pierce's Frankenstein monster the quintestential image. Peirce make up actor Boris Karloff in the first movie, Frankenstein, 1931

Robert De Niro's performance was arguably the most organic version of the creature master minded by Kenneth Branagh in 1994's Mary Shelly's Frankenstein

A good Monster never goes out of style. Makeup artist Greg Cannom keeps the myth alive with this version as portrayed by actor Shuler Hensly. The movie Van Helsing, 2004

Created by General Mills in 1971. I loved to look at the "scary monster" on the box as I gulped down the strawberry flavored marshmellows and bits. The TV commercials featured a voice that mimiced Boris Karloff's manner.