The Next Debate: “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man” Tonight!

Alert the media- these two candidates for top monster are about to devastate the party (as long as it's the party celebrating the Festival of the New Wine)- it's the classic "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man"!

The story begins with one of the most eerie scenes possible- a foggy graveyard at night- as two grave robbers break into the Talbot family burial vault- hoping to reap the rewards  of rumored valuables that were buried with Master Larry. These two criminal geniuses make a couple mistakes- one, they remove the wolfbane  covering Talbot's body, and two, they neglected to notice that it's the night of a full moon!

Before long, an injured man, discovered on a street in a far away town, has been hospitalized- and, upon his revival , tells the doctor that he is Larry Talbot. When the authorities check on his past- they tend not to believe him- since records show that Larry Talbot is dead and buried!

Regardless, Larry knows who he is- and that he needs help that the hospital cannot provide. He escapes the institution, and searches out the one person who knows all about his condition and curse who might be able to help him- Maleva the gypsy! She feels that his werewolf condition is beyond her help- and suggests that there have been stories of a great doctor who might be able to supply some answers- one Dr. Frankenstein!

However, answers are  not to be found- for their search ends in the village where Frankenstein's creation caused horrible mayhem-the doctor is dead- and all that remains of his legacy is the rubble of his former castle. There, however, an accidental discovery is made- the Frankenstein Monster is entombed in the frozen catacombs beneath the castle- and he still holds a spark of life!

Larry feels there is still a chance that he can locate the late doctor's laboratory notes- and seeks out Frankenstein's daughter Elsa to see if she can offer any help. Their meeting coincides with the village's Festival of the New Wine, which Larry begrudgingly attends (and has to sit through the beloved song bellowed "Fa Lo La, Fa Lo Lee!" Personal note : I know many places state that the correct title is "Fa-RO-La..."-but to my untrained ear, it sounds like "Fa-LO-la"...)  More unfortunate coincidences follow- as a doctor  from the hospital Larry escaped from has tracked Talbot - and a certain monster decides to stroll into town! More trouble is on the horizon, as the doctor and Elsa try to help Larry- but the lure of restoring the Monster to full power proves to be too enticing!