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Covering the original book by 18 year-old Mary Shelley, the many movies, critical analyses, and everything else.

Tags: Modern, Prometheus

Covering the original book by 18 year-old Mary Shelley, the many movies, critical analyses, and everything else.

Although the name of the "Creature" was never Frankenstein, I've deliberately chosen that name because that is what the general public regards as the Creature's name.


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Junji Ito's Frankenstein

I hope this is a good place to post it- I got invested in the Frankenstein story because of Wendigoons video about it, I'm planning to read the book as well, but I'm curious if anyone has the site to read Junji Ito's renditon of it somewhere for free??

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2024/03/10
10:30 UTC

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Frankenstein Cat by ClingClaws (me), what do you think?

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2024/03/10
04:08 UTC

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I'm watching FRANKENSTEIN THEORY, what's your opinion of this movie ?

I just started, I know this subs is not the most active one, so I ask in advance, I already know what my thought would be... basically "that's weird, I don't know... it was cool... I guess"

Long story short, there's a guy who believe the Mary Shelley's novel is a true story and decide to go find the monster himself. (I find this idea very scary)

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2024/03/06
16:21 UTC

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The list of kills in Frankenstein universal (first 4 movies)

I'm in the middle so here the kill count of the monster

  1. Fritz
  2. Waldmann
  3. Maria (the little girl)
  4. Hans (the father)
  5. Mary (?) (the mother)
  6. Unamed cop
  7. Unamed mob
  8. Frida
  9. Karl
  10. Septimus Pretorius
  11. The Bride
  12. Unamed Ygor's foe
  13. Unamed Ygor's foe
  14. Unamed Ygor's foe
  15. Unamed Ygor's foe
  16. Unamed Ygor's foe
  17. Unamed Ygor's foe
  18. Thomas Benson
  19. Driver
  20. Emil Lang
  21. Carl
  22. Josef
  23. Kettering

Ygor as the monster killed Bohmer and something like 14 people with the gas

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2024/03/03
17:28 UTC

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I love The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

I feel this movie is very underrated.

First I love Lan Chaney Jr's acting, he was a good choice for the monster (after Boris Kharloff).

Then the whole plot about changing brain is very cool. The only flaws is the ending, why did Bohmer help Ygor ? I don't know.

I liked a lot when Ygor kill the whole crowd, that's the first time the monster fight back.

And The Creature wanted to be in the body of a kid is perfect for the character, I didn't even think of something like that, but it works so well.

And finally, the name Henry Frankenstein is reveal to be HEINRICH, which I rather, even if it's a retcon, it makes sens. Frankenstein is german, and when he move to USA I believe people called him Henry because it was easier for them.

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2024/03/03
10:26 UTC

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Big fan of the book!

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2024/03/03
04:12 UTC

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Which Version Does Easton Press Use?

Does anyone know which version of the text (1818 or 1831) Easton Press uses in their classics series? They weren't able to give me an answer when I contacted them.

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2024/03/01
20:11 UTC

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An illustration of the many Universal Frankenstein Monsters (Tell It Animated)

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2024/02/29
20:28 UTC

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Is there an explanation of why did the monster follow the order of Ygor in Son of Frankenstein ?

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2024/02/29
14:23 UTC

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Is there even a small possibilty of seeing a live action horror movie with the monster as shown in the Universal saga ?

At first I believe he was like that in Hammer, but I was wrong, so I wonder if there any possibilities of seeing him again

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2024/02/29
13:42 UTC

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Was Bride of Frankenstein trying to critisize atheism ?

I'm not sure to perfectly understand, even if I am an atheist myself, it doesn't bother me.

But I wonder, because the other doctor, which is atheist, is a way more dark than Henry, he pay someone to kill an innocent woman, he is homosexual (which at the time was probably not a good thing), he threat Frankenstein with the monster and force him to make the bride. He is overall a way worst person than Henry.

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2024/02/28
22:49 UTC

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Little Creature!

Got this little guy for Christmas. I love him.

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2024/02/27
20:12 UTC

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Jacob Elordi teases his involvement in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ movie.

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2024/02/23
20:20 UTC

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Another pencil drawing from the creature, I did this 3 years ago

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2024/02/19
10:49 UTC

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The Evolution Of Frankenstein's Monster (ANIMATED - Universal Timeline)

An animation covering the Evolution of the sometimes lovable Frankenstein’s Monster

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2024/02/18
19:20 UTC

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1818 or 1831?

So ive been doing some research on Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein and ive been gathering a collection of world famous classic novels like Don quixote, dracula, moby dick, the prince, marcus aurelius’ meditations, alices adventures in wonderland and id like to add frankenstein as well. Can yall suggest a good suggestion? Like im leaning towards 1818 but what do yall think

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2024/02/15
16:01 UTC

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My thoughts on modern prometheus (1831)

It is a classic for a reason. It is very clear the over. all message of the story and what the relationship between victor frankenstein and his creation is supposed yo represent. As someone who mainly enjoys YA I found this to be a very enjoyable read, if you can please get the bernie wrightson illustrated edition because I could honestly stare at some of those illustrations for hours. The book definitely peaks around the mid section when you get to see the monsters perspective, Mary Shelly is able to portray a fully grown man that was only just made conscious very well. Narrating things that I didn't even think about, like not being able to mentally separate your senses. I also believe that the story is about child deformity. "But now that i had finished, the beuty of the dream vanished" I feel like that is a very accurate depiction of a man who had been so excited for father hood now being turned off after seeing the unique Ness and unusuality of a deformed infant. So if I enjoyed it so much, why didn't I give it the full five stars. Well in my own personal opinion there's one thing that can really up lift or drag down a book, the ending. The ending is not very good which is a shame after l've seen so many people hype it up. It is the least interesting ending that you could have gone with for this story. Victor frankenstein dies not from his creation, but because he gets sick a lot and this time it killed him. And his monster feels bad so he jumps into the ocean and dies, it's so God damned boring. I would have preferred it if captain Robert Walton after hearing Victor's tale, was the first one in the monsters life to see that he was suffering Instead of seeing cold conviction, no emotion behind his two yellow pupils, and the face from a nightmare He saw a confused boy, bleached eyes, and the face of an underfed and malnourished human. And then, tell him to live. Or better yet ask to be his companion Over all its still amazing and probably one of my favorite books.

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2024/02/08
22:14 UTC

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I am 1 chapter, 30 pages away from finishing this book and I don't want it to end.

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2024/02/07
22:35 UTC

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Book accurate Frankensteins monster

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2024/02/06
23:46 UTC

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Lisa Frankenstein

Lisa Frankenstein’s dating profile - http://www.comicbookandmoviereviews.com/2024/02/lisa-frankensteins-dating-profile.html #lisafrankenstein #love #dating #film #romcom

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2024/02/05
16:15 UTC

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Frankenstein For President

Nor sure where this came from. Starting in the 80s my mom would hang it up every October. Eventually it got too faded and torn to keep.

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2024/01/31
23:59 UTC

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My pencil drawing of Boris Karloff, hope you all appreciate

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2024/01/29
10:27 UTC

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How does the Theme of Love affect the relationships in the Novel?

Heyy! I'm writing an essay on "Frankenstein" (excellent book). As the title suggests, I've picked the theme of love within the novel. I have some of the more obvious points down.

Victor's experiences of love are more positive and supportive. He is protective over his friends, and their love is enough to pull him out of despair multiple times. Like when Henry nursed Victor's fever at university, how their spirits visit him during his search for the creature. However, his ambition gets in the way of this at times, and he can quite selfish.

The creature is the opposite of this idea. His experiences of love are one sided, and painful, and drag him further into despair (revealing himself to the Delaceys). This lack of love creates hatred and a desire for a partner and yada yada. Obviously throw in some Paradise Lost allegories for good measure to empathise this idea.Very very basic obviously but that's an outline.

I just would like to know if there is anything that I'm missing. Feel free to leave a comment with your own ideas, if you feel so inclined! Have a wonderful day!

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2024/01/28
17:10 UTC

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The movie Merry Shelly’s Frankenstein

It makes me so angry that this is the best adaptation of the book so far it is such a terrible movie. There are some small good parts in it but they’re only good because they remind you of the book. Within the context of the movie they are just mediocre mellow dramatic trash

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2024/01/28
02:24 UTC

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Research Survey (Moderators approved)

Hello, my name is Erick Ibarra, and I am an anthropology student currently researching modern cultural interpretations of the stories Hamlet, Frankenstein, and Rumpelstiltskin.

With the moderators approval, I am posting a link to a survey related to that research. Any help would be appreciated.

https://csuci.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1FFSdBAfVTeJ87I

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2024/01/27
04:56 UTC

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Is this a decent answer to "Is the monster inherently evil"?

The monster is not inherently evil. The isolation he is subjected to causes him overwhelming anger and despair. This is a direct result of the prejudice the monster faces throughout the novel. This is greatly reinforced when the monster speaks to Victor, "I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and anger the likes of which you would not believe, if I cannot satisfy one I will indulge the other." Here we see the monster describing the emotional duality he has faced. On one hand the he does not want to continue his destructive behaviour, on the other hand he has been subjected to immense prejudice. The monster describes himself as "an abortion, to be spurned at, kicked and trampled on" In the context of the novel this is a reflection of the harsh treatment he has received from society, even after saving a young girl from drowning, the man accompanying her shoots the monster, assuming that he has attacked her. No matter how persistent the monster has been in conveying his benevolence, he has been struck down at every attempt. The only human to ever display benevolence towards him was a blind man who suggested that "Mankind is barbaric and blinded by its own prejudice". This insight allows us the ability to sympathise with the monster and realise the evil he has come to possess stems completely from the actions of "barbaric men" such as Victor and not the inherent nature of the monster himself.

9 Comments
2024/01/21
20:16 UTC

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