Frankenstein is a 19th-century novel written by Mary Shelley.
Frankenstein may also refer to:
The novel Victor Frankenstein, the title character of Shelley's novel Frankenstein's monster, the central 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, television, 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 Flesh for Frankenstein, titled Andy Warhol's Frankenstein for American release, a 1973 film directed by Paul Morrissey Frankenstein (1973 film), an American made-for-television film written and produced by Dan Curtis Frankenstein: The True Story, a 1973 British made-for-television film Frankenstein (1992 film), a British 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 Frankenstein (2015 film), a straight-to-video adaptation starring Carrie-Anne Moss and Danny Huston Frankenstein (Death Race), a central character in the film series Frankenstein (2025 film), directed by Guillermo del Toro
Television Episodes "Frankenstein", Astro Boy (1963) episode 2 (1963) "Frankenstein", Astro Boy (1980) episode 6 (1980) "Frankenstein", NBC Matinee Theater season 2, episode 99 (1957) "Frankenstein", Tales of Tomorrow season 1, episode 16 (1952) "Frankenstein", The Letdown series 1, episode 2 (2017) "Frankenstein: The True Story", The True Story episode 6 (2007) Shows Frankenstein (miniseries), a 2004 Hallmark Channel adaptation Second Chance (2016 TV series), a Fox series originally titled Frankenstein
Characters Dr. Frankenstein and his monster, characters in the series Penny Dreadful
Theatre Frankenstein (play), any of several stage adaptations Frankenstein (2011 play), by Nick Dear, directed by Danny Boyle
Comics Frankenstein (DC Comics), a character in Seven Soldiers Frankenstein (Dell Comics), the star of a short-lived series Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics), a character in The Monster of Frankenstein Frankenstein (Prize Comics), a 1940 to 1954 version by writer-artist Dick Briefer Frankenstein, a main character in the Korean manhwa series: Noblesse
Music "Frankenstein" (instrumental), a 1973 song by The Edgar Winter Group "Frankenstein", a song by Accept from the album Humanoid, 2024 "Frankenstein", a song by Aimee Mann from the album I'm with Stupid, 1995 "Frankenstein", a song by Clutch from the album Pure Rock Fury, 2001 "Frankenstein", a song by Iced Earth from the album Horror Show, 2001 "Frankenstein", a song by New York Dolls from the album New York Dolls, 1973 Frankenstein, an opera by Mark Grey Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus, an opera by Libby Larsen Frankenstrat or Frankenstein, a guitar used by Eddie Van Halen
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
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) (active 1990s – early 2000s), Canadian hip hop artist Frankenstein (wrestler) (1976–2010), Mexican professional wrestler Alfred Frankenstein (1906–1981), art and music critic Clement von Franckenstein (1944–2019), Austrian-British actor 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 Walter Frankenstein (1924–2025), German-Swedish Holocaust survivor "Frankenstein", nickname of Willi Mentz (1904–1978), German SS officer at Treblinka extermination camp Leah Baird (born Ada Frankenstein, 1883–1971), American actress
Other uses Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, a series of modern suspense novels
See also List of films featuring Frankenstein's monster Frankenstein (comics)
Frankenstein veto, a concept in US legislature House of Franckenstein, a Franconian noble family Franken Stein, a character in Gangan Comics' Soul Eater Franken Stein, a character from Blood Lad Frankie Stein, character from the doll franchise Monster High Jacob August Franckenstein (1689–1733), 18th century encyclopedist