List of films featuring Frankenstein's monster
There is a body of films that feature some version and/or interpretation of the character Frankenstein's monster, first created by Mary Shelley in her 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
It is worth noting that Frankenstein's Monster is a retelling of the cultural Golem myth. This list does not feature creatures which are more directly inspired by The Golem, and instead focuses on those which are directly influenced by Shelley's novel. A key distinction is that The Golem is made from clay by mystics, whereas Frankenstein's monster is made from flesh by a scientist. Not all Undead creatures and characters can be characterized as versions of Frankenstein, as they fall into other categories of Reanimation such as a Zombie.
Frankenstein's monster and likewise creatures inspired by him have appeared in many shapes and forms. The character has been gender-swapped, made into an animal, and given different personalities in each adaptation, but certain thematic elements such as abandonment and love remain as well as a dynamic relationship between creator and creation.
The creature's appearance in the 1818 novel is described as follows: "His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set."
However, the 1931 Frankenstein film by Universal Pictures and it's sequel Bride of Frankenstein have had an immense influence on the appearance and wider cultural understanding of the character. This rendition of the creation is the most pervasive and appears in pop culture and advertising very frequently, giving it an iconic image and status. While the imagery of Frankenstein's monster in relation to the Universal appearance is clearly inspired by Frankenstein, it is also frequent that characters of this appearance lack any relation to the novel and depart heavily from the themes and personality of the original work. Nevertheless, characters made in the likeness of the Universal Monster are still Frankenstein's Monster, even if the only likeness is to a pastiche version of the character. On the other hand, some characters such as Mewtwo and Stitch exhibit similarities in personality, plot, and shared themes despite their lack of physical similarity.
List of films (chronological)
Film | Year | Ref. |
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Frankenstein | 1910 | [1] |
Life Without Soul | 1915 | |
Il mostro di Frankenstein | 1921 | [2] [3] |
Frankenstein | 1931 | [4] |
Mickey's Gala Premier (short cartoon) | 1933 | |
Toyland Premiere (short cartoon) | 1934 | |
Bride of Frankenstein | 1935 | [4] |
Hollywood Capers (short cartoon) | ||
Have You Got Any Castles? (short cartoon) | 1938 | |
Son of Frankenstein | 1939 | [1] |
Hellzapoppin' | 1941 | |
Man-Made Monster | ||
The Ghost of Frankenstein | 1942 | [1] |
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | 1943 | |
The Mad Ghoul | ||
House of Frankenstein | 1944 | |
House of Dracula | 1945 | |
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein | 1948 | [1] |
Bride of the Monster | 1955 | |
The Curse of Frankenstein | 1957 | [4] |
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein | [4] | |
Frankenstein 1970 | 1958 | |
The Revenge of Frankenstein | [1] | |
Tales of Frankenstein | ||
How To Make A Monster | ||
Franken-Stymied (short cartoon) | 1961 | |
The Evil of Frankenstein | 1964 | |
Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare (short cartoon) | ||
The Munsters | ||
Frankenstein vs. Baragon | 1965 | [5] |
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster | ||
Milton the Monster | ||
The War of the Gargantuas | 1966 | [5] |
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter | ||
Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles | ||
Munster, Go Home! | ||
Casino Royale | 1967 | [6] |
Frankenstein Created Woman | ||
Mad Monster Party? | ||
Yellow Submarine | 1968 | |
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | 1969 | |
The Monsters of Terror | ||
The Horror of Frankenstein | 1970 | |
Groovie Goolies | ||
Flesh Feast | ||
Lady Frankenstein | 1971 | |
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein | ||
Drácula contra Frankenstein | 1972 | |
Rites of Frankenstein | ||
Dracula vs. Frankenstein | ||
The Curse of Frankenstein | ||
Mad Mad Mad Monsters | ||
Frankenstein '80 | ||
Santo Vs. Frankenstein's Daughter | ||
Flesh for Frankenstein | 1973 | [4] |
Blackenstein | [5] | |
Frankenstein | ||
Frankenstein: The True Story | [4] | |
The Spirit of the Beehive | [7] | |
The Mini-Munsters | ||
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | 1974 | |
Young Frankenstein | [4] | |
The Rocky Horror Picture Show | 1975 | |
Terror of Frankenstein | 1976 | [8] |
Struck by Lightning | 1979 | |
Kyoufu Densetsu Kaiki! Frankenstein | 1981 | |
Frankenstein Island | ||
The Munsters' Revenge | ||
Frankenstein | 1984 | |
Frankenweenie | ||
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie | ||
The Bride | 1985 | [4] |
Fracchia vs. Dracula | ||
Re-Animator | ||
The Vindicator | 1986 | |
Gothic | ||
The Monster Squad | 1987 | [9] |
RoboCop | ||
Freckled Max and the Spooks | ||
Frankenstein General Hospital | 1988 | [4] |
Rowing with the Wind | ||
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf | ||
Young-guwa daengchili | 1989 | |
Frankenstein Unbound | 1990 | [4] |
Frankenhooker | [4] | |
Treehouse of Horror | ||
Edward Scissorhands | ||
Bride of Re-Animator | ||
Khatra | 1991 | |
Frankenstein | 1992 | |
The Nightmare Before Christmas | 1993 | |
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | 1994 | [4] |
Monster Force | ||
Monster Mash | 1995 | |
Runaway Brain | ||
Here Come the Munsters | ||
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas | 1996 | |
House of Frankenstein | 1997 | |
The Creeps | ||
Billy Frankenstein | 1998 | |
Pokémon: The First Movie | ||
Small Soldiers | ||
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein | 1999 | |
Rock 'N Roll Frankenstein | [10] | |
Monster Mash | 2000 | |
Boltneck | ||
May | 2002 | |
Lilo & Stitch | ||
Frankenthumb | ||
Beyond Re-Animator | 2003 | |
Van Helsing | 2004 | [4] |
Frankenstein | ||
Frankenstein | ||
Frankenfish | ||
Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove | 2005 | |
Subject Two | 2006 | |
Frankenstein's Bloody Nightmare | ||
Puzzlehead | ||
Mary Shelly's Frankenstein - A Documentary | 2007 | |
Igor | 2008 | |
Soul Eater | [11] | |
House of the Wolf Man | 2009 | |
Stan Helsing | ||
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl | ||
The Frankenstein Syndrome | 2010 | |
Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | ||
Bikini Frankenstein | ||
Exquisite Corpse | ||
Monster Brawl | 2011 | |
Frankenstein: Day of the Beast | ||
Once Upon a Time Ep. In the Name of the Brother | ||
Frankenweenie | 2012 | [1] |
Hotel Transylvania | [12] | |
Mockingbird Lane | ||
Frankenstein's Army | 2013 | [5] |
The Frankenstein Theory | ||
Frankenstein's Hungry Dead | ||
Green Frankenstein | ||
I, Frankenstein | 2014 | [4] |
Army of Frankensteins | ||
Frankenstein, MD | ||
Frankenstein | 2015 | |
Avengers: Age of Ultron | ||
Patchwork | ||
Frankenstein vs. The Mummy | [13] | |
Hotel Transylvania 2 | ||
The Lazarus Effect | ||
Victor Frankenstein | [14] | |
The Frankenstein Chronicles | ||
The Empire of Corpses | ||
Frankenstein Created Bikers | 2016 | |
Second Chance | ||
Haunted Transylvania | ||
Panopticon | ||
Monster Family | 2017 | |
Herbert West: Reanimator | ||
FrankenThug | ||
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | 2018 | |
Haunted Transylvania 2 | ||
Tales of Frankenstein | ||
Baby Frankenstein | ||
Frankenstein's Creature | ||
Depraved | 2019 | |
Haunted Transylvania 3 | ||
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein (short film) | ||
The Gravedigger | ||
A Nightmare Wakes | 2020 | |
The Last Frankenstein | 2021 | |
Frankenstein Ruins Halloween | ||
Haunted Transylvania: Party Like Frankenstein | ||
Sustainable Life with Unlimited Transformations | ||
The Great Yokai War: Guardians | ||
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | 2022 | |
The Munsters | ||
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster | 2023 | |
Poor Things | ||
Lisa Frankenstein | 2024 | |
Frankenstein Legacy |
See also
- Frankenstein in popular culture
References
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- Tales of Frankenstein (1958)
- The Munsters (1964–1966)
- Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles (1966–1968)
- Groovie Goolies (1970-1971)
- Frankenstein (1973)
- Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)
- Monster Squad (1976)
- Struck by Lightning (1979)
- The Munsters Today (1988-1991)
- Monster Force (1994)
- House of Frankenstein (1997)
- Frankenstein (2004 TV film)
- Frankenstein (2004 miniseries)
- Frankenstein (2007)
- Mary Shelley's Frankenhole (2010)
- Once Upon a Time
- "The Doctor" (2012)
- "In the Name of the Brother" (2013)
- Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
- Frankenstein, MD (2014)
- The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015–2017)
- Second Chance (2016)
- Hotel Transylvania: The Series (2017–2020)
- Code:Realize − Guardian of Rebirth (2017)
- Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein (1823)
- Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim (1887)
- Frankenstein (1927)
- Fortitude (1968)
- Joined At The Heart (2007)
- Frankenstein – A New Musical (2007)
- Young Frankenstein (2007)
- Frankenstein (2011 play)
- Frankenstein's Wedding (2011 play)
- Frankenstein's Aunt (1978)
- Gothic Romance (1984)
- Frankenstein's Aunt Returns (1989)
- Frankenstein's Cat (2001)
- Dean Koontz's Frankenstein
- Prodigal Son (2005)
- City of Night (2005)
- Dead and Alive (2009)
- Lost Souls (2010)
- The Dead Town (2011)
- Frankenstein in Baghdad (2013)
- Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein
- Frankenstein (DC Comics)
- Frankenstein (Dell Comics)
- Doc Frankenstein
- Embalming
- Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)
- Frankenstein (Prize Comics)
- Young Frankenstein
- Frankenstein's Monster
- Frankenstein
- Frankenstein: The Monster Returns
- Dr. Franken
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
- Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster
- Van Helsing
- Code: Realize
- Gothic aspects in Frankenstein
- Universal Classic Monsters
- Frankenstein in popular culture
- Frankenstein Castle
- Frankenstein Day
- Frankenstein's Promethean dimension
- Johann Konrad Dippel
- Franken-FMs (radio stations)
- Frankenstein complex
- Frankenstrat (guitar)
- "Frankenstein" (1973 single)
- "Dr. Stein" (1988 single)
- Frankenstein (Death Race)