Frankenstein (1931 film) in "The Ghost of Frankenstein" (1942) after his apparent murder in the earlier film). This character — a deranged blacksmith whose neck was broken and twisted due to a botched hanging — befriends the monster and later helps Dr. Wolf Frankenstein, leading to the "hunchbacked assistant" called "Igor" commonly associated with "Frankenstein" in popular culture. Frye also appears in later films in the series, such as in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943). Guillermo del Toro had expressed interest in directing the reboot film for Universal. Del Toro said his "Frankenstein" would be a faithful "Miltonian tragedy", citing Frank Darabont's
In the Name of the Brother shown in the episode Skin Deep. There are references to "Frankenstein", including visuals recalling the 1931 film and multiple comments about the confusion between the names of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster. Red's comparison of Dr. Frankenstein to "the werewolf" refers to "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" and the fact that both were part of the Universal Monsters franchise. The ringtone from Greg's cellphone is the theme from "Star Wars", reflecting ABC's parent corporation The Walt Disney Company's recent acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012. Grumpy/Leroy mentions two films, 1982's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and 1983's "Splash", as examples of how