Janelle Monáe Dons Monster-inspired Makeup Prosthetics at the ‘Frankenstein’ Premiere in Los Angeles

Janelle Monáe is reveling in the spirit of spooky season.

The 39-year-old actress arrived at the premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s new “Frankenstein” film in Los Angeles on Monday night in freakish facial prosthetics mimicking a sinister monster. Outside the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, her eyebrows were set under an immovable embellishment angled down toward the bridge her nose, resulting in a scrunched expression.

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The heavy prosthetic positioned naked brow bones on a 45-degree angle on her forehead with faux wrinkles cutting across them. Below, she wore only a thin layer of black liquid eyeliner, concealer under her eyes and warm-toned bronzer on her cheeks. Meanwhile, her lips were dressed in brown liner and clear gloss.

A self-certified horror afficiando and AMC’s annual “HalloQueen,” this was far from the first time Monáe’s enlivened the fictional unnatural with intricate — albeit gruesome — makeup. On a recent Magazine cover, the “Hidden Figures” star worked with artists Chelsea Delfino and Sasha Glasser to apply prosthetics by DYAD Pro that transformed her into a Frankenstein lookalike. In a statement sent to WWD, Monáe’s stylist Alexandra Mandelkorn confirmed Glasser helped create her ornate visage for the premiere on Monday.

Out Oct. 17, the latest film adaptation of Mary Shelly’s 1818 novel will see Jacob Elordi assume the role of the manufactured monster created by the self-seeking Dr. Frankenstein, played by Oscar Issac. Other actors in the movie include Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz and Charles Dance. The highly anticipated film, which will debut on Netflix on Nov. 7, seemingly broke the internet when it received a 14-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival a few weeks back.

Elsewhere at the Monday night premiere, “Euphoria” star Storm Reid donned fashion label Finesse’s Maltide plum patent leather jacket and matching midi skirt. Moody hues seemed to be the unspoken shades of the night, boasted by the likes of Elordi and Goth, in maroon suiting and inky black sheer respectively. Monáe, however, opted for a classic, oversize black and white suit, leather gloves, a loose-fitting Prada tie, a short-brimmed fedora and a red boutonniere.