Frankenstein (disambiguation)
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.
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Frankenstein may also refer to:
The novel
- 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
- 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
Film
- 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
- Flesh for Frankenstein, titled "Andy Warhol's Frankenstein" for US 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
- 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
- Frankenstein (play), for various adaptions in stage
- 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
- Franken Stein, a character in Gangan Comics' Soul Eater
- Franken Stein, a character from Blood Lad
- Frankenstein, a main character in the Korean Manwha series: Noblesse
Music
- "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 New York Dolls' album New York Dolls (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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, a series of modern suspense novels
See also
- 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
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