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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.

Contents

• The novel
• Castles
• Film, TV and stage
• Film
• Television
• Theatre
• Comics
• Music
• Games
• Places
• People
• Other uses
• See also

Frankenstein may also refer to:

The novel

• 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

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 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
• 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
• 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

Other uses

• Dean Koontz's Frankenstein , a series of modern suspense novels
• Frankenstein veto, a concept in US legislature

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
• Penny Dreadful (TV series), a Showtime (TV network) television series which features Dr. Frankenstein and the Monster
• Phillip Frankenstein and Sons Ltd., a manufacturer of experimental rubberized fabrics

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