Frankenstein (disambiguation)

The name Frankenstein commonly refers to various aspects of a 19th century novel written by Mary Shelley. These include:

• 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, often incorrectly referred to as just "Frankenstein"
• Castle Frankenstein, a 13th century hilltop castle speculated to be the eponym for Shelley's novel

Film, TV and stage

• 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
• Frankenstein 1970, a 1958 film directed by Howard W. Koch
• Frankenstein: The True Story, a 1973 British made-for-television film
• Frankenstein (1992 film), a made-for-television film
• Frankenstein (1994 film), directed by Kenneth Branagh
• Frankenstein (2004 film), an adaptation on USA Network
• Frankenstein (US TV miniseries), a 2004 adaptation shown on the Hallmark Channel
• Frankenstein (2007 film), an adaptation shown on ITV
• Frankenstein (2011 play), by Nick Dear, directed by Danny Boyle

Comics

• 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
• Frankenstein (Manga), a character in Gangan Comics' Soul Eater

Music

• "Frankenstein" (instrumental), a rock song 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 New York Dolls' album New York Dolls (album)

Games

• Frankenstein: The Monster Returns, a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System
• Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster, a 1995 graphic adventure computer game
• Frankenstein (adventure game), text adventure released by CRL Group in 1987

Places

• 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 Silesia, Poland

People

• Frankenstein (wrestler), Mexican professional wrestler
• Alfred Frankenstein, art and music critic
• Jeff Frankenstein, keyboardist for Newsboys

Other uses

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

See also

• Frankenstein (comics)
• House of Franckenstein, a Franconian noble family
• Jacob August Franckenstein, 18th century encyclopedist