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 about 5 km south of Darmstadt, Germany, speculated to be the eponym for Shelley's novel

The name Frankenstein may also refer to a German aristocratic family

• Franckenstein (house of)

The name Frankenstein may also refer to various subjects related to popular media inspired by Shelley's novel.

See also: Frankenstein in popular culture

Film, TV, Radio and Stage

For more, see Frankenstein (film).

• Frankenstein (1910 film), a film written and directed by J. Searle Dawley
• Frankenstein (1931 film), a 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 directed by Jack Smight and written by Christopher Isherwood
• Frankenstein (1993 film), a 1993 made for television film directed by David Wickes
• Frankenstein (1994 film), a 1994 film directed by Kenneth Branagh
• Frankenstein (2004 film), a 2004 film adaptation on USA Network.
• Frankenstein (2007 film) a 2007 adaption shown on ITV
• Frankenstein (US TV miniseries), a 2004 adaptation shown on the Hallmark Channel

Comics

For more, see Frankenstein (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, a 2007 Off Broadway musical based on Mary Shelley's novel
• "Frankenstein", 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 (25 May 1990), an opera by Libby Larsen
• Frankenstrat or Frankenstein, a guitar used by Eddie Van Halen
• Jeff Frankenstein, the keyboardist for Newsboys

Literature (additional literature besides the original novel)

• Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, a trilogy of modern suspense novels, subtitled "Prodigal Son," "City of Night," and "Dead and Alive," by Dean Koontz, in which the titular hero, a Monster no longer, is Dr. Frankenstein's creation, who has named himself "Deucalion," after a son of the Prometheus of Greek myth, and the antagonist is the so-called Monster's creator - truly a monster himself - Victor Frankenstein.

Computer games and video 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 published by Interplay Entertainment Corp and developed by Amazing Media
• Frankenstein (adventure game), text adventure released by CRL Group in 1987

Places

Several places are also named Frankenstein:

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

People

• Clemens von und zu Franckenstein
• Georg von und zu Franckenstein
• Alfred Frankenstein