Frankensteinian Arthuriana (a variant of Undead Arthuriana) seems a relatively rare and underdeveloped sub tradition of Monstrous Arthuriana, yet it has some gems, including the premiere episode of television's The Munsters. In "Munster Masquerade," Herman Munster (a version of Frankenstein's monster) attends a Halloween party in the guise of King Arthur and much comedy ensues. The episode can be viewed on Amazon and from iTunes, and a number of images (including the one accompanying this post) are available from SitcomsOnline.com at http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=141243.
Welcome to The Monstrous Matter of Britain, a blog sponsored by The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain. This site was founded in 2012 and is devoted to furthering discussion and debate of the monsters and the monstrous of the Arthurian tradition from its medieval origins to the present and in all media in which Arthuriana appears
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Monday, October 15, 2012
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