Frankenstein (disambiguation)

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The German name Frankenstein most commonly refers to various aspects of a 19th-century novel written by Mary Shelley, but was originally a place name.

Frankenstein may also refer to:

The novel[edit]

• Frankenstein, the title of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, subtitled The Modern Prometheus
• Victor Frankenstein, the title character of Shelley's novel
• Frankenstein's monster, the character that is the subject of Shelley's novel

Castles[edit]

• Frankenstein Castle, Hesse, a 13th-century hilltop castle near Darmstadt, Germany, speculated to be the eponym for Shelley's novel
• Frankenstein Castle, Palatinate, a 12th-century hilltop castle above the village of Frankenstein, Rhineland-Palatinate in the Palatinate Region of Germany

Film, TV and stage[edit]

Film[edit]

• Frankenstein (1910 film), written and directed by J. Searle Dawley
• Frankenstein (1931 film), directed by James Whale and the first to star Boris Karloff as the title monster
• The Curse of Frankenstein, a 1957 British film by Hammer Films
• Frankenstein 1970, a 1958 film directed by Howard W. Koch
• Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster, a 1965 film directed by Robert Gaffney
• Flesh for Frankenstein, titled "Andy Warhol's Frankenstein" for U.S. release, a 1973 film directed by Paul Morrissey
• Frankenstein (1973 film), a 1973 American made-for-television film written and produced by Dan Curtis
• Frankenstein: The True Story, a 1973 British made-for-television film
• Young Frankenstein, a 1974 film spoof directed by Mel Brooks
• Frankenstein (1992 film), a made-for-television film
• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film), a 1994 film directed by Kenneth Branagh
• Frankenstein (2004 film), directed by Marcus Nispel
• Frankenstein (2007 film), an adaptation shown on ITV
• I, Frankenstein, a 2014 film based on the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux, directed by Stuart Beattie
• Frankenstein (2015 film), a straight-to-video adaptation starring Carrie-Anne Moss and Danny Huston
• Victor Frankenstein (film), a 2015 adaptation directed by Paul McGuigan, starring James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe
• Frankenstein (Death Race), a central character in the Death Race series of films

Television[edit]

• Frankenstein (miniseries), a 2004 adaptation shown on the Hallmark Channel
• Second Chance (2016 TV series), a Fox TV series originally titled Frankenstein
• The Frankenstein Chronicles, a 2015 British television period crime drama series
• Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein, a 2019 Netflix release, is a comedic mockumentary directed by Daniel Gray Longino and starring David Harbour

Theatre[edit]

• Frankenstein (play), for various adaptions in stage
• Frankenstein (2011 play), by Nick Dear, directed by Danny Boyle

Comics[edit]

• Frankenstein (DC Comics), a character in DC Comics' Seven Soldiers
• Frankenstein (Dell Comics), the star of a short-lived series by Dell Comics
• Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics), a character in Marvel Comics' The Monster of Frankenstein
• Frankenstein (Prize Comics), a 1940 to 1954 version by writer-artist Dick Briefer
• Franken Stein, a character in Gangan Comics' Soul Eater
• Franken Stein, a character from Blood Lad
• Frankenstein, a main character in the Korean manhwa series: Noblesse

Music[edit]

• "Frankenstein" (instrumental), a 1973 rock instrumental by The Edgar Winter Group
• "Frankenstein", a funk metal song by Clutch
• "Frankenstein", a power metal song by Iced Earth
• "Frankenstein", a pop-rock song by Aimee Mann
• Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus, an opera by Libby Larsen
• Frankenstrat or Frankenstein, a guitar used by Eddie Van Halen
• "Frankenstein", a song from the New York Dolls' self-titled debut album
• "Frankenstein", an upcoming opera by Mark Grey
• Gorgeous Frankenstein, an American horror punk/heavy metal band featuring Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein
• "Frankenstein and the Brain Surgeons," a rock and roll band formed by Eddie Carmel

Games[edit]

• Frankenstein: The Monster Returns, a 1990 video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System
• Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster, a 1995 graphic adventure computer game
• Frankenstein (video game), a 1987 text adventure by CRL Group
• Frankenstein's Monster (video game), a 1983 video game published by Data Age
• Frank N. Stein, a character from the video game Decap Attack

Places[edit]

• Frankenstein, Missouri, an unincorporated community
• Frankenstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in Germany
• Frankenstein, Saxony, a municipality in Germany
• the former name of Ząbkowice Śląskie, a city in Lower Silesia Voivodeship, Poland

People[edit]

• Frankenstein (rapper), Canadian hip hop artist
• Frankenstein (wrestler) (1976-2010), Mexican professional wrestler
• Alfred Frankenstein (1906–1981), art and music critic
• Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (born 1964), American lead guitarist of Doyle (ex-Misfits)
• Jeff Frankenstein, keyboardist for Newsboys
• Karl Frankenstein (1905–1990), Israeli professor in special education and pedagogy
• "Frankenstein", nickname of Willi Mentz (1904–1978), German SS officer at Treblinka extermination camp

Other uses[edit]

• Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, a series of modern suspense novels

See also[edit]

• Frankenstein (comics)
• House of Franckenstein, a Franconian noble family
• Jacob August Franckenstein (1689–1733), 18th century encyclopedist
• Frankie Stein, character from the doll franchise Monster High
• Phillip Frankenstein and Sons Ltd., a manufacturer of experimental rubberized fabrics

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