Frankenstein

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Name: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Abbreviation(s): Frankenstein
Creator: Mary Shelley
Date(s): 1818, revised in 1831
Medium: Novel, play, films
Country of Origin: England
External Links: Frankenstein on Wikipedia
Frankenstein's Monster by JeffLafferty posted on Deviant Art on March 16, 2017
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Frankenstein's monster illo by Padre from Flight of the Phoinix v.1 n.3 (1977)

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary Shelley, first published anonymously in 1818. It is usually considered to be the first modern science fiction novel.

The novel was edited by Shelley and republished in 1831. One change was to alter the backstory of Elizabeth Lavenza, Victor Frankenstein's eventual wife, from Victor's biological first cousin to an orphan adopted by Victor's parents.

The name "Frankenstein" has come to be used in popular culture to refer to Frankenstein's monster (usually known as "the Creature" in the context of the novel). The character has become a horror icon, heavily influenced by Boris Karloff's iconic portrayal in the 1930s Universal Frankenstein films.

Fandom

The slash pairing Victor Frankenstein/Henry Clerval (aka "Clervalstein") is popular in fanfiction based on the book. It was a contender in the second MLM Ship Bracket Tournament. Confusingly, in the classic 1931 film Frankenstein, the main character is renamed Henry Frankenstein and his friend is named Victor Moritz, making the analogous ship also Victor/Henry.

Victor Frankenstein/The Creature is also a common pairing. It was a contender in the Ultimate Incest Tournament.

Victor Frankenstein/Igor is popular in works based on the 2015 film Victor Frankenstein (in which the characters are portrayed by James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe). Igor is a Universal films based composite character who does not appear in the original novel.

Adaptations, Spinoffs and Related Fandoms

  • Penny Dreadful
  • Young Frankenstein
  • Frankenstein (2025) directed by Guillermo del Toro. The film is yet to be released on streaming, but notable about the adaptation's fandom response is shipping Elizabeth Harlander/Frankenstein's Creature, and thirst for Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as the Creature.

Example Fanworks

Fanfiction

  • Cold Skins and Warm Blood [1] by Unfried_Mouth_Wheat – A Dracula crossover (Jonathan Harker/Mina Harker). Jonathan Harker meets a tall and unsettling stranger on his way to meet Count Dracula, And Victor Frankenstein and Elizabeth Lavenza go to England with some friends to help Victor’s mental health, and meet Mina and some of her friends. (2022–2023)
  • Curse the Darkness by Ajestice – The most-reviewed Frankenstein fic on FFN. He had originally intended to kill her; she was far too beautiful to live when he was so hideous. But when he came to her in the dead of night, she spoke to him. And so began the love that would slowly heal his soul and make him truly, desperately human. Rec by Tiggerific (2008–2014)
  • The Long Winter by too_much_in_the_sun – Henry Clerval/Victor Frankenstein. aka I cannot get enough of Clerval rolling his eyes at Victor's drama and making him be a parent. (2015)
  • Song of Myself by KnightVanguard, timeandspaces, Woolfsbane – Henry Clerval/Victor Frankenstein Modern AU. The year is 2006. University of Chicago has never seen a student quite like Victor Frankenstein. He’s the most impressive medical student they’ve had, though he’s constantly on probation for failing his basic assignments. What they don’t realize is that his project, the reanimation of the dead, has finally worked. What he doesn’t realize is that there are consequences to his actions, and that his life is about to get much, much more complicated. (2019)

Fanart

Gallery

  • Rocket's Blast Comicollector #64, cover art by John Fantucchio (1969)
    Rocket's Blast Comicollector #64, cover art by John Fantucchio (1969)
  • Mary Ann Cappa portrays Spock as the Creature, from Spockanalia #5 (1970)
    Mary Ann Cappa portrays Spock as the Creature, from Spockanalia #5 (1970)
  • Beta Lyrae interior art, "Star Who?" Gene Roddenberry as The Creature, Karen Flanery (1974)
    Beta Lyrae interior art, "Star Who?" Gene Roddenberry as The Creature, Karen Flanery (1974)
  • The Star Trek: The Original Series crew as Frankenstein, Igor and The Creature, Interphase Calendar, art by Gayle F (1977)
    The Star Trek: The Original Series crew as Frankenstein, Igor and The Creature, Interphase Calendar, art by Gayle F (1977)
  • Warped Space #37 interior art, Scrod as The Creature by Amy Harlib (1978)
    Warped Space #37 interior art, Scrod as The Creature by Amy Harlib (1978)
  • "The Shape of Water Oscar Party"; Author's note: "...As a monster fan ever since childhood, you have NO idea how much that means to me, doubly so because I LOVE Guillermo Del Toro’s work. To see a film that is, essentially, part of The Creature of the Black Lagoon’s legacy to nab THE top prize in Hollywood is nothing short of phenomenal, in a genre where movie monsters have been a staple since the beginning; from the era of Karloff’s Frankenstein and Lugosi’s Dracula all the way to the Xenomorph and the Predator and BOTH Clash of the Titans (the old one is still better). And at long last, after all these decades, a monster movie nabs the Oscar." Art by nazrigar. (2018)
    "The Shape of Water Oscar Party"; Author's note: "...As a monster fan ever since childhood, you have NO idea how much that means to me, doubly so because I LOVE Guillermo Del Toro’s work. To see a film that is, essentially, part of The Creature of the Black Lagoon’s legacy to nab THE top prize in Hollywood is nothing short of phenomenal, in a genre where movie monsters have been a staple since the beginning; from the era of Karloff’s Frankenstein and Lugosi’s Dracula all the way to the Xenomorph and the Predator and BOTH Clash of the Titans (the old one is still better). And at long last, after all these decades, a monster movie nabs the Oscar." Art by nazrigar. (2018)
  • The book version of the Creature, by Axecalibore (2025)
    The book version of the Creature, by Axecalibore (2025)
  • Kirk reading Frankenstein, artist is Borealis Blue (2025)
    Kirk reading Frankenstein, artist is Borealis Blue (2025)

External Links

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