Usually, when I think of Frankenstein, my first thought is horror. I just listened to a Podcast summary of the book, and it was actually kind of sad. Is there any movies that portray it like that? Or do most of them and I just haven't seen any of the movies.

My favorite portrayal of Frankenstein’s Monster is Nick Brimble. He has an innocence to him, yet he also knows what he does is wrong and goes out of his way to willingly cause harm, much like his novel counterpart. This version is honestly what I think of every time I hear “Frankenstein’s Monster”. I think Raul Julia also does a great job at portraying Victor Frankenstein. Setting aside the film itself, I think Raul Julia’s 'Victor' and Nick Brimble’s 'Monster' make a great duo and their hatred for each other is very believable in my opinion.

so I’ve been making my notes and apparently when Victor says “Chance - or rather the evil influence, the angel of destruction, which asserted an omnipotent sway over me… led me first to M. Krempe.” there’s an allusion to ‘Paradise Lost” when Frankenstein talks about the Angel of Destruction. Has anyone’s english teachers referenced this or is this just something to ignore, I only ask this because it doesn’t have any reference in the appendix and have no clue if it’s what shelley intended or i’m reaching with this.

My students are reading a graphic novel version and we made our own creatures! These guys belong to period 1!

For my English class, I chose to make my essay about how humans have a constant struggle for recognition/acceptance that they go to large lengths for it, and if they are unsuccessful, it results in hostility, isolation, and despair. Does anyone know any good parts of evidence from the book to support this? Like possibly something not so obvious (if not, that's still fine).

For me, I prefer the route Hammer went, by keeping Victor Frankenstein as the protagonist as he creates different monsters for each sequel. It offers new storylines and allows us to look forward to Frankenstein's experiments progressing.

Meanwhile, I only like the original Frankenstein (1931) and Bride. The other sequels got repetitive with their plots.

I just saw the page for this event on Facebook, it seems to take place every September. If you’ve been there is it worth the trip? From the pictures it seems more like a goth flea market than anything.

I read Frankenstein about two years ago, and I remember that at first, Victor describes the creature as almost beautiful. But once it’s brought to life, he sees it as hideous and terrifying. It’s interesting because, throughout the story, everyone who encounters the creature is horrified by how he looks, so there must be something truly disturbing about him. But what exactly is it that makes him so frightening—his physical ugliness, or maybe the strange mix of beauty and monstrosity in him?

Went as the Bride for Halloween this year. ⚡️

Possibly the closest we’re going to get to a book accurate adaptation. Frankenstein is played by Alec Newman and the monster is played by Luke Goss.

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With the final issue of Image Comics' 4-part 'Frankenstein' mini-series less than a month away, I thought it was a good time to get an official discussion going.

If you haven't heard of the series, it's part of a recent spate of comics based on Universal Monsters properties (so far we've had 'Dracula' - a retelling of the classic story, and 'The Creature Lives' - a sequel to the 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' films). Right now it's only available in single issue form, but a graphic novel collecting the series will be coming once all of the issues have been released. You can read more about issue one here: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/universal-monsters-frankenstein-1-of-4

Feel free to discuss spoilers for the series so far. If you're not caught up yet and don't want spoiled, turn back now!

Someone in class asked me (we were doing a Frankenstein trial) would I object if I was the monsters bride? I said no. I mean, think about it. He’s older & knows more about the world than me. He’s more experienced than me. I know nothing, can’t do anything. If I leave him what is out there for me? The world would reject me for being a body of multiple bodies horrifically sewn together & probably being the same size as the monster. This is all assuming my purpose is explained to me.

The creature asked for a woman as hideous as him so she can’t reject him, so imagine being so ugly villages have to protest you doing so much as BREATHE in their vicinity. Even if I end up being created as beautiful as Elsa Lanchester (I can dream 😞) in TBoF movie, I’m still a woman. I’m not even rich I’m just some homeless peasant without a name or property or any life skills expected of women or people in general. As depressing as it is, there is nothing in the world out there for me. There is only one person of my kind, one person who understands my struggles, & one person who might be willing to teach me things beyond what women are decided to be made for.

I have to make do with what I have, because otherwise I would have nothing. With the creature, I would learn language, foraging, concepts of literature & god, art too. I would have access to things women in that time WOULDN’T have. Is it shitty to be told that your purpose to serve & obey a man through marriage? Yes. But how is it any different than how living human women were treated at the time? How about you guys? If you’re given the knowledge of the history of the creature & Victor, would you accept being his bride?

I seen an interesting news article this morning (Legible Releases FrankensteinAI with Spellbinding AI Chat Feature Just in Time for Halloween), about a new, interactive version of Frankenstein with embedded artwork being released today. I was curious, so I decided to look through the book (the first installment that is), and I was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful neogothic art, the choice of fonts, and the interactive prompts. I've never seen anything like it, and I think Legible did a really nice job of bringing the book "to life", so I wanted to share it here. :)

I assumed the conversation prompts would be a bad gimmick , but the characters ask thought provoking philosophical questions and do a good job of exploring themes within the book. One example is a prompt to speak with a "Dissection Room Body", asking you (as Victor Frankenstein) what your motives as a creator are and if it weighs on your conscience. I ended up having a sophisticated philosophical discussion on what it means to be "alive", as well as asking the body about it's previous life and ambitions. It was really entertaining and immersive!

It's my first time posting here so I am sorry if I broke any rules, but I thought some people here might like it. In my opinion the living element of the book was well done because it doesn't change anything about the original story, so I recommend it to any other fans.

It it the 1818 text or is it an another version revised by percy shelley in 1816/17.