Hey, you Monster Lovers! Happy Frankenstein Day!
What is Frankenstein Day?
Frankenstein Day is a day created to celebrate this iconic horror staple among spooky movies and scary stories shared around the campfire at summer camp.
Everybody knows about Frankenstein—or, at least, thinks they do. But this incredibly popular and iconic, ‘Halloween’ creature has been so warped by re-tellings and modern Halloween culture that everybody mislabels this monster.
The True Story Behind Frankenstein's Monster
‘Frankenstein’ is actually the name of the scientist who created the creature. The monster itself doesn’t technically have a name at all.
According to the original, classic tale, written by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein, an advanced scientist, is mourning the death of his mother so much so that he studies how to overcome death itself. In an attempt to create a perfect being, the scientist creates a terrible monster that struggles with its cursed existence, haunting Victor to try and make his life right.
But this post isn’t about the story of Frankenstein. It’s about the story of the story of Frankenstein which began in the summer of 1816.

How the Story of Frankenstein Was Created
Mary, her fiancée, her step-sister, and a friend went to visit a mutual friend they all had in Switzerland, Lord Byron—a famous writer. With drab weather throughout their visit, the group was forced to stay indoors and they passed the time by reading German ghost stories.
After an evening of ghost stories, their host, Lord Byron suggested a writing contest in which everyone wrote their own scary story to see who could come up with the best one. Everyone jotted down a few ideas and went to bed to sleep on it. When Mary went to bed that night, she dreamed of a corpse that was brought back to life. And from that dream, she crafted the classic monster story ‘Frankenstein’.
Celebrate Frankenstein Day with Spooky Trunks!
Need a festive trunk for Frankenstein Day, Halloween, or any other spooky event? Look no further, at Everything Summer Camp we have multiple spooky trunk designs perfect for your storage scares!
The Monster Mash
Our tribute to Frankenstein, the Monster Mash trunk is a bit more cartoony than spooky, but still captures some of the monster's iconic features like scars, neck bolts, and green skin. Like Frankenstein himself, these trunks are practically indestructible!
The Creepshow Camp Trunk
One of our favorites, the creepshow camp trunk is guaranteed to catch you looking! With two ghoulish purple eyes on the front that seem to follow you wherever you go, this trunk design is packed full of scares.
The Zombie Graveyard Camp Trunk
When the graveyard comes alive it’s time to run and hide! Our graveyard camp trunk depicts the nightmare scenes of the dead coming back to life.
The trunk lid features a haunting full moon complete with bats and spiderwebs perfect for storing Halloween decorations and costumes year in and year out.
Zombie Attack Trunk
The zombie apocalypse will require storage, and what better trunk to prepare for it than our zombie attack camp trunk. This trunk helps you to practice steeling your nerves when a zombie is coming right at you, featuring a ghoulish undead figure on the trunk crawling out of graveyard.
Keep Your Frankenstein Day Spooky!
Happy Frankenstein Day campers, and happy haunting! Have a great day celebrating the power of a good old-fashioned spooky story.
And as always, thanks for reading!
- John